Ready-to-use ELISA kits are available for the detection of metal response element binding transcription factor 1, an alias of the protein, metal regulatory transcription factor 1. The official gene symbol is MTF1. The protein, with a mass of 81 kDa and length of 753 residues, is reported to be nuclear. It may be known by other names, including: ZRF, MTF-1, transcription factor MTF-1, metal-responsive transcription factor 1, MRE-binding transcription factor-1, and MRE-binding transcription factor.