LOCUS       SUSMTA       5150 bp    DNA             INV       17-JUN-1993
DEFINITION  Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (clone lambda-MT206)
            metallothionein-A (MTA) gene, complete cds.
ACCESSION   M30606
NID         g161545
KEYWORDS    metal-binding protein; metallothionein; metallothionein-A.
SOURCE      Strongylocentrotus purpuratus DNA.
  ORGANISM  Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
            Eukaryotae; mitochondrial eukaryotes; Metazoa; Echinodermata;
            Echinozoa; Echinoidea; Euechinoidea; Echinacea; Echinoida;
            Strongylocentrotidae; Strongylocentrotus.
REFERENCE   1  (bases 1 to 5150)
  AUTHORS   Harlow,P., Watkins,E., Thornton,R.D. and Nemer,M.
  TITLE     Structure of an ectodermally expressed sea urchin metallothionein
            gene and characterization of its metal-responsive region
  JOURNAL   Mol. Cell. Biol. 9, 5445-5455 (1989)
  MEDLINE   90066495
REFERENCE   2  (bases 1 to 5150)
  AUTHORS   Bai,G., Stuebing,E.W., Parker,H.R., Harlow,P. and Nemer,M.
  TITLE     Combinatorial regulation by promoter and intron 1 regions of the
            metallothionein SpMTA gene in the sea urchin embryo
  JOURNAL   Mol. Biol. Cell 13, 993-1001 (1993)
COMMENT     Draft entry and computer-readable sequence for [1] kindly submitted
            by M.Nemer, 11-DEC-1989.
FEATURES             Location/Qualifiers
     source          1..5150
                     /organism="Strongylocentrotus purpuratus"
                     /db_xref="taxon:7668"
                     /cell_type="sperm"
     misc_signal     492..499
                     /gene="MTA"
                     /standard_name="metal-responsive element (MRE)"
     misc_signal     529..536
                     /gene="MTA"
                     /standard_name="metal-responsive element (MRE)"
     misc_signal     1466..1473
                     /gene="MTA"
                     /standard_name="metal-responsive element (MRE)"
     misc_signal     1566..1573
                     /gene="MTA"
                     /standard_name="metal-responsive element (MRE)"
     TATA_signal     1592..1596
                     /gene="MTA"
     mRNA            join(1619..1727,2848..2934,4020..4128,4679..5094)
                     /gene="MTA"
     gene            join(1619..1727,2848..2934,4020..4128,4679..5094)
                     /gene="MTA"
     exon            1619..1727
                     /gene="MTA"
                     /number=1
     CDS             join(1697..1727,2848..2934,4020..4096)
                     /gene="MTA"
                     /codon_start=1
                     /product="metallothionein-A"
                     /db_xref="PID:g161546"
                     /translation="MPDVKCVCCKEGKECACFGQDCCKTGECCKDGTCCGICTNAACK
                     CANGCKCGSGCSCTEGNCAC"
     intron          1728..2847
                     /gene="MTA"
                     /number=1
     exon            2848..2934
                     /gene="MTA"
                     /number=2
     intron          2935..4019
                     /gene="MTA"
                     /number=2
     exon            4020..4128
                     /gene="MTA"
                     /number=3
     intron          4129..4678
                     /gene="MTA"
                     /number=3
     exon            4679..5094
                     /gene="MTA"
                     /number=4
BASE COUNT     1495 a    935 c   1024 g   1662 t     34 others
ORIGIN
        1 gatcctaagt cgactgaggt tcacggatca ggttgataaa cttgcagctc agccatggag
       61 gtatgcatca atccttgtat gataaaaaat gtactcgatg accccgtgaa gaacgaaggc
      121 ggcgggcaaa aatatacagg cattttaaga agtccagagc tacatgaaca tcttggttat
      181 aaatatatcc tgctgtggac tgcgaattga atgatgttta taatcctgtt tttacctttg
      241 gaaattgcag taataataga atgtaatacc tccaacattt ggtaaagagt ttggagttgg
      301 tatttcgtat gattattcag cgaattttag aaaacaagag cagttcaaaa atatttatcc
      361 atctagaagc cacacaagac cggtcacatg attcaaccca gccaaactca gaaaagctgc
      421 ccgcacataa gtgtactgta cgtgtcacgt atttaaataa tcttgaatat tcaaactatt
      481 gttatattat tcgtgtgcaa taatgaggac gagcatgcaa gcgctactcg agtgcaaacc
      541 caaccacctc tagtctctac ttaaggtgtt taaatcttta tctcaaagta tgacagaaaa
      601 gacgtcataa tcatatttgt atcacctccc ccctctcccc ttgggtaggg aaggcgaaat
      661 ttgagaaaac aatagaaatt gaacattaat aatgtattaa taatgtttat gctccatttc
      721 atgcatttcg tgtgaaacaa cgagttaaaa atatgcatgc agtaaatcct ttcgtctcca
      781 ctctgggtca atcgtcaggg gcagatccag gattcatttg aaatgaaatc gaggagggag
      841 gggggggggg gagatttcca ctgatgcctg gtgtgtagca ctatggcaat ttgactgggg
      901 gtaagtgtct ctaatacgcc ctataggcaa atattgacag gtctacgtaa tttagtatgg
      961 aaaaataacc attttatcat acaggttgat catcaatata tcattatgca gtgaacacca
     1021 tgaatatttc gaaatggagg gatagttgca tttctggcgg agatatccgg gtcgggaatc
     1081 atctactttt attccccctc cccatttttt tcttcttctc cttgttcttc ttctttttcg
     1141 tttcttaatc atggtattaa tcatttgcaa atcaattaca tgcctttata tatatataat
     1201 aatcatggtg ctacatgatt ttgaaatact ttatggaaac cttacgtttt accagacctt
     1261 gacacaaagt tgacagtgtt acctttatca ttcacttccg tactgtttca gcacatgagc
     1321 aacactttgt tctttgaggg caaacgtttt gggggagggg agggcatccc acggcgcttt
     1381 aaaaacaaaa aggatttttg cttcccttcc atatcccgta taatttatcc gacacgagcc
     1441 tagtcatcac cattcctgat agaagcgtgt gcaaaactag aaaggcccac ctagatcgag
     1501 ctcctcaggc accgctaaca ggttgcctag ctcgtgccta aacgtggtgt gtttacctat
     1561 ttgtttgcac acggatattg taatgaaaac atataaaacc ccgaatttca ccagtttttg
     1621 tcacaagctg aagcgtttga gtgtgattta cattaccttc tgaagaaaca tacaactcga
     1681 gttcaatttc atcaccatgc ctgatgtcaa gtgtgtctgc tgcaagggta agcaaaaaat
     1741 cggaatcaat gttctcatta aaataccgag ttacagaata ccgtgtacgt acggtgtagc
     1801 gtttctagaa acaaaccgct cgatgttacg tgcatacgat gatacgatac agccatggcc
     1861 atgaccatga gaggcccccg atcacgacac acgcagctag ctagaccgaa ttttccgtct
     1921 ctttcgttcg ttaagcctct tatttgggta gggtcggctc tctctttaga gacggaagcc
     1981 gactagacct agggcgcgtt catgcttgat tttgaaggca gaatgagcga tttgtaacgc
     2041 tcatcgtaaa cgctcatcgt aatcgcagtt gcacggtgca ctgttcatgc tcacttctcc
     2101 aggcaattct ccttgggtgc cttcagctgg attcgcaaac ctgtgtgcgc atgctacgag
     2161 agcccataga ggtcagtgcg ttgaccccat ttaaacgcgt ttacaaattg taaacgcatc
     2221 tttttgtgag tttacgatcg gcgatcatga atcggctttt tcggtgattc tacaaaatca
     2281 agcatgaacg cgcccctata ctcattccct tgctaacacc aaggtgcatt tatttttann
     2341 nntatnccna naannncccc aaatgtcatt ttacctcgtc gcatgttata ttgtaaatta
     2401 ggcctaggct ataataaatc ggttccactt accaacttga ctgaaataat ttaatggtcc
     2461 ctttttagga aattatgggt ctgaaatcga aatccatgtt gaaaatcttg caaaacgtat
     2521 tttaactctc gctgcgcacg acgtaatcta aatctcatcc cttctagtct acaccgaagg
     2581 caaaatgatt atgaaggaaa aactgtgcgc gagcttcacg ttcgttatca cagtttttct
     2641 tcataatcat tttcatgttt tcttgcccgt ttcttcatac ttgttacatc aacagttatg
     2701 tcaataacta agtttttacc aacaagcact gctggatttg tggtttcaaa ttgcaagatt
     2761 gttattactt ttttaaaatt ttatatcatt atatagacta tatatatata tatatatata
     2821 tatttttttt tttaattctg aacacagagg gcaaggagtg tgcctgcttt ggacaagatt
     2881 gctgtaaaac tggtgaatgc tgcaaggatg gaacctgctg tggaatatgc acaagtaagc
     2941 ctttcatcat tttcagtgaa ccctttaaaa ttaaagcagg cgcgtacgag gattttttaa
     3001 gggggggggg ggggggttta acatttataa atcgggccga aaattctgca acgactcagc
     3061 cgaccgctga ataagtgnng gggggggggg gggtagtaag aggacacttt ttattttttt
     3121 ttggtctcga aattagaaaa tttgacattt tgctccgttg gggggggggg ggggaaggtc
     3181 agctttttta ggtcagccat gggaattttt ttttttaata aaaaaaaaaa acatccagan
     3241 nnnggggggg ggtttttaag gaaatttagg gggggggttt acacacaaaa aattaccaaa
     3301 gggtgggggt ttaaccnnnn nnnncccctg tgtaagcncc tgcatcccag taattaaggc
     3361 ttttttatac taaactgttt acacaaggct tttaaaagta tttatattca tagaaaaaaa
     3421 ttgtcccaat tgctcatgca tttttttaat ttctttttac tctcaccttt aaatgggtgc
     3481 aggcttaaat gtcaggctaa ctggcaatga ttatttgtgc tcattatcaa tattctagtg
     3541 tatccatggt tttgttatgg tcgggggggg gggatctgac aaaaaatatt gacagccaag
     3601 aatataggtc tatatgattt gtcagggaga tatgaatttc acatctccta ggttttattg
     3661 ttgttgtcac caattaaatt attttaaaaa tcactgacaa gcttggaaaa ggattttgaa
     3721 aataatttaa aacatgttca tctcattttc ctggtgaatt ttgggtctga aaagcgctat
     3781 ataagaacta gctattatta tatatatata tatatatata taattagatt ttttattttt
     3841 ttggaggggg gggggggggn ctttttccat gtatgcctaa atgaggggcg cagaccaatt
     3901 gtgcccttta tatatcctgc tgtgtagtct gcatgaaaga gaaaatgcag ttataccaac
     3961 aatagaatag agacatttca atttgatgtt attacttggt taattttatt tgtccacaga
     4021 cgctgcgtgc aagtgtgcta atggctgcaa gtgtggaagc ggctgctcat gcactgaggg
     4081 gaactgtgca tgctagacga gcttggccct ttgctatagg gatggcaggt gagattttat
     4141 ttattttcat ggctacatag taaaaattgt ttccaggcaa aaacgttagc tagttatggg
     4201 atatgacagg gtctgaaatg taagactgta gatttgcact gcataaagct gtgccatcat
     4261 ttttttttaa atagaatttt ccgagagagc atcaaaatta atgtccaaat gtcgaaagcc
     4321 aactgaatat gttaaatatt ggctgagatg tgaccatctg aataaatagg ttccctatag
     4381 gaactcagtg ttattttgct gtggttcata acatcacgna ccagagcaaa ataacactga
     4441 gttcctacac aaaatctatt tattacatta ctgcattgcg atatacaaaa aaggtaaaat
     4501 tagaaaatct ttgcaagtta tggcaatatg tatagacctt ccgtgtcttt catgactttt
     4561 gtatattttt ttcaacaacc ggaacaaatt cattaaccat ttctgtgttt tcatactttt
     4621 ttgtaaaaat attttcaagc attttgtttt tctctccgtg tctgtttctc ttctacagat
     4681 tgagcataca gctgatgaag tcactcagcg catctgccaa catgctccaa gcagacctga
     4741 ctttgtatat actttcgacc cgatgtatta tattttttgt tgtaagatag ttgtatatta
     4801 agttaattta atctttattt ttttctgaaa atatgagact aattggcatn nnntaatagg
     4861 actacttaaa caacaattat ttattaaggc tgacagtaat gcctgataga atttcacttc
     4921 attttttngc tgccctgttt tgtaaattct tcagtctgtt tctaacttct atncaagttg
     4981 tcaaatttgg aatgaaaata ataataataa tacatgtgga gagtacttgt agtgcgcaaa
     5041 ctccacatga ctaatgtgtt aaagactcgc tcatgattaa atttaaanta atgctacaaa
     5101 gtatattcag tatgcgttgc ttagtttttt ctcatgattt atttggcatg
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