Files in this Data Supplement:

• Supplemental file 1 - Fig. S1 (Deletion of ATG results in a reduction of mRNA levels), S2 (Sensitivity of wild-type y w and MtnD* strains to Zn, Cu, Cd, Hg, and BCS), S3 (Expression pattern of metallothionein reporter constructs), and S4 (Life span of wild-type flies raised on 1 mM copper food and transferred as adults on normal food)
  Zipped PDF document, 2.5MB.
• Supplemental file 2 - Table S1 (Molecular nature of the introduced mutations), primer sequences, and legends for Fig. S1 to S4
  MS Word document, 32K.