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Yang D, Xiao P, Qiu B, Yu HF, Teng CB. Copper chaperone antioxidant 1: multiple roles and a potential therapeutic target. J Mol Med (Berl) 2023; 101:527-542. [PMID: 37017692 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-023-02311-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2023]
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Copper (Cu) was recently demonstrated to play a critical role in cellular physiological and biochemical processes, including energy production and maintenance, antioxidation and enzymatic activity, and signal transduction. Antioxidant 1 (ATOX1), a chaperone of Cu previously named human ATX1 homologue (HAH1), has been found to play an indispensable role in maintaining cellular Cu homeostasis, antioxidative stress, and transcriptional regulation. In the past decade, it has also been found to be involved in a variety of diseases, including numerous neurodegenerative diseases, cancers, and metabolic diseases. Recently, increasing evidence has revealed that ATOX1 is involved in the regulation of cell migration, proliferation, autophagy, DNA damage repair (DDR), and death, as well as in organism development and reproduction. This review summarizes recent advances in the research on the diverse physiological and cytological functions of ATOX1 and the underlying mechanisms of its action in human health and diseases. The potential of ATOX1 as a therapeutic target is also discussed. This review aims to pose unanswered questions related to ATOX1 biology and explore the potential use of ATOX1 as a therapeutic target.
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- Dian Yang
- Animal Development Biology Laboratory, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
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- Animal Development Biology Laboratory, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
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- Animal Development Biology Laboratory, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China
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- Animal Development Biology Laboratory, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China.
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- Animal Development Biology Laboratory, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China.
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Gao J, Gao A, Zhou H, Chen L. The role of metal ions in the Golgi apparatus. Cell Biol Int 2022; 46:1309-1319. [PMID: 35830695 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.11848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The Golgi apparatus is a membrane-bound organelle that functions as a central role in the secretory pathway. Since the discovery of the Golgi apparatus, its structure and function have attracted ever-increasing attention from researchers. Recently, it has been demonstrated that metal ions are necessary for the Golgi apparatus to maintain its proper structure and functions. Given that metal ions play an important role in various biological processes, their abnormal homeostasis is related to many diseases. Therefore, in this paper, we reviewed the uptake and release mechanisms of the Golgi apparatus Ca2+ , Cu, and Zn2+ . Furthermore, we describe the diseases associated with Golgi apparatus Ca2+ , Cu, and Zn2+ imbalance.
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- Jiayin Gao
- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Learning Key Laboratory for Pharmacoproteomics, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Learning Key Laboratory for Pharmacoproteomics, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Department of Radiology of the First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Learning Key Laboratory for Pharmacoproteomics, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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Copper Toxicity Is Not Just Oxidative Damage: Zinc Systems and Insight from Wilson Disease. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9030316. [PMID: 33804693 PMCID: PMC8003939 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9030316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Essential metals such as copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) are important cofactors in diverse cellular processes, while metal imbalance may impact or be altered by disease state. Cu is essential for aerobic life with significant functions in oxidation-reduction catalysis. This redox reactivity requires precise intracellular handling and molecular-to-organismal levels of homeostatic control. As the central organ of Cu homeostasis in vertebrates, the liver has long been associated with Cu storage disorders including Wilson Disease (WD) (heritable human Cu toxicosis), Idiopathic Copper Toxicosis and Endemic Tyrolean Infantile Cirrhosis. Cu imbalance is also associated with chronic liver diseases that arise from hepatitis viral infection or other liver injury. The labile redox characteristic of Cu is often discussed as a primary mechanism of Cu toxicity. However, work emerging largely from the study of WD models suggests that Cu toxicity may have specific biochemical consequences that are not directly attributable to redox activity. This work reviews Cu toxicity with a focus on the liver and proposes that Cu accumulation specifically impacts Zn-dependent processes. The prospect that Cu toxicity has specific biochemical impacts that are not entirely attributable to redox may promote further inquiry into Cu toxicity in WD and other Cu-associated disorders.
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Puchkova LV, Broggini M, Polishchuk EV, Ilyechova EY, Polishchuk RS. Silver Ions as a Tool for Understanding Different Aspects of Copper Metabolism. Nutrients 2019; 11:E1364. [PMID: 31213024 PMCID: PMC6627586 DOI: 10.3390/nu11061364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Revised: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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In humans, copper is an important micronutrient because it is a cofactor of ubiquitous and brain-specific cuproenzymes, as well as a secondary messenger. Failure of the mechanisms supporting copper balance leads to the development of neurodegenerative, oncological, and other severe disorders, whose treatment requires a detailed understanding of copper metabolism. In the body, bioavailable copper exists in two stable oxidation states, Cu(I) and Cu(II), both of which are highly toxic. The toxicity of copper ions is usually overcome by coordinating them with a wide range of ligands. These include the active cuproenzyme centers, copper-binding protein motifs to ensure the safe delivery of copper to its physiological location, and participants in the Cu(I) ↔ Cu(II) redox cycle, in which cellular copper is stored. The use of modern experimental approaches has allowed the overall picture of copper turnover in the cells and the organism to be clarified. However, many aspects of this process remain poorly understood. Some of them can be found out using abiogenic silver ions (Ag(I)), which are isoelectronic to Cu(I). This review covers the physicochemical principles of the ability of Ag(I) to substitute for copper ions in transport proteins and cuproenzyme active sites, the effectiveness of using Ag(I) to study copper routes in the cells and the body, and the limitations associated with Ag(I) remaining stable in only one oxidation state. The use of Ag(I) to restrict copper transport to tumors and the consequences of large-scale use of silver nanoparticles for human health are also discussed.
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- Ludmila V Puchkova
- Laboratory of Trace elements metabolism, ITMO University, Kronverksky av., 49, St.-Petersburg 197101, Russia.
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Research Institute of Experimental Medicine, Acad. Pavlov str., 12, St.-Petersburg 197376, Russia.
- Department of Biophysics, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Politekhnicheskaya str., 29, St.-Petersburg 195251, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Trace elements metabolism, ITMO University, Kronverksky av., 49, St.-Petersburg 197101, Russia.
- Laboratory of molecular pharmacology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri" IRCCS, Via La Masa, 19, Milan 20156, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Trace elements metabolism, ITMO University, Kronverksky av., 49, St.-Petersburg 197101, Russia.
- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Via Campi Flegrei 34, Pozzuoli (NA) 80078, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Trace elements metabolism, ITMO University, Kronverksky av., 49, St.-Petersburg 197101, Russia.
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Via Campi Flegrei 34, Pozzuoli (NA) 80078, Italy.
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X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Metalloproteins. METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (CLIFTON, N.J.) 2018; 1876:179-195. [PMID: 30317482 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8864-8_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) has been widely used as a powerful local structural tool for studying the metal binding sites in metalloproteins, owing to its element specificity, chemical sensitivity, and minimum requirement for sample preparation. The principle subject of this chapter is to provide a general introduction of this technique to molecular biologists and biochemists, with the intention to fill the knowledge gaps in interdisciplinary communication and collaboration. An update of the XAS-based technique applied recently to metalloproteins is also briefly introduced at the end of the chapter.
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Ariöz C, Li Y, Wittung-Stafshede P. The six metal binding domains in human copper transporter, ATP7B: molecular biophysics and disease-causing mutations. Biometals 2017; 30:823-840. [PMID: 29063292 PMCID: PMC5684295 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-017-0058-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Wilson Disease (WD) is a hereditary genetic disorder, which coincides with a dysfunctional copper (Cu) metabolism caused by mutations in ATP7B, a membrane-bound P1B-type ATPase responsible for Cu export from hepatic cells. The N-terminal part (~ 600 residues) of the multi-domain 1400-residue ATP7B constitutes six metal binding domains (MBDs), each of which can bind a copper ion, interact with other ATP7B domains as well as with different proteins. Although the ATP7B's MBDs have been investigated in vitro and in vivo intensively, it remains unclear how these domains modulate overall structure, dynamics, stability and function of ATP7B. The presence of six MBDs is unique to mammalian ATP7B homologs, and many WD causing missense mutations are found in these domains. Here, we have summarized previously reported in vitro biophysical data on the MBDs of ATP7B and WD point mutations located in these domains. Besides the demonstration of where the research field stands today, this review showcasts the need for further biophysical investigation about the roles of MBDs in ATP7B function. Molecular mechanisms of ATP7B are important not only in the development of new WD treatment but also for other aspects of human physiology where Cu transport plays a role.
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- Candan Ariöz
- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Division of Chemical Biology, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemigården 4, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, Kemihuset A, Linnaeus väg 10, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Division of Chemical Biology, Chalmers University of Technology, Kemigården 4, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Dolgova NV, Yu C, Cvitkovic JP, Hodak M, Nienaber KH, Summers KL, Cotelesage JJH, Bernholc J, Kaminski GA, Pickering IJ, George GN, Dmitriev OY. Binding of Copper and Cisplatin to Atox1 Is Mediated by Glutathione through the Formation of Metal-Sulfur Clusters. Biochemistry 2017; 56:3129-3141. [PMID: 28549213 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Copper is an essential nutrient required for many biological processes involved in primary metabolism, but free copper is toxic due to its ability to catalyze formation of free radicals. To prevent toxic effects, in the cell copper is bound to proteins and low molecular weight compounds, such as glutathione, at all times. The widely used chemotherapy agent cisplatin is known to bind to copper-transporting proteins, including copper chaperone Atox1. Cisplatin interactions with Atox1 and other copper transporters are linked to cancer resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy. Here we analyze the binding of copper and cisplatin to Atox1 in the presence of glutathione under redox conditions that mimic intracellular environment. We show that copper(I) and glutathione form large polymers with a molecular mass of approximately 8 kDa, which can transfer copper to Atox1. Cisplatin also can form polymers with glutathione, albeit at a slower rate. Analysis of simultaneous binding of copper and cisplatin to Atox1 under physiological conditions shows that both metals are bound to the protein through copper-sulfur-platinum bridges.
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- Natalia V Dolgova
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada , S7N 5E5.,Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada , S7N 5E2
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada , S7N 5E5
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute , Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States
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- Department of Physics, North Carolina State University , Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7518, United States
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- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada , S7N 5E2
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada , S7N 5C9
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- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada , S7N 5E2
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- Department of Physics, North Carolina State University , Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7518, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute , Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States
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- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada , S7N 5E2.,Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada , S7N 5C9
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- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada , S7N 5E2.,Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada , S7N 5C9
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada , S7N 5E5
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Hatori Y, Inouye S, Akagi R. Thiol-based copper handling by the copper chaperone Atox1. IUBMB Life 2017; 69:246-254. [PMID: 28294521 DOI: 10.1002/iub.1620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Human antioxidant protein 1 (Atox1) plays a crucial role in cellular copper homeostasis. Atox1 captures cytosolic copper for subsequent transfer to copper pumps in trans Golgi network, thereby facilitating copper supply to various copper-dependent oxidereductases matured within the secretory vesicles. Atox1 and other copper chaperones handle cytosolic copper using Cys thiols which are ideal ligands for coordinating Cu(I). Recent studies demonstrated reversible oxidation of these Cys residues in copper chaperones, linking cellular redox state to copper homeostasis. Highlighted in this review are unique redox properties of Atox1 and other copper chaperones. Also, summarized are the redox nodes in the cytosol which potentially play dominant roles in the redox regulation of copper chaperones. © 2016 IUBMB Life, 69(4):246-254, 2017.
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- Yuta Hatori
- Department of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, Yasuhigashi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, Yasuhigashi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, Yasuhigashi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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Yu CH, Dolgova NV, Dmitriev OY. Dynamics of the metal binding domains and regulation of the human copper transporters ATP7B and ATP7A. IUBMB Life 2017; 69:226-235. [DOI: 10.1002/iub.1611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Corey H. Yu
- Department of Biochemistry; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon SK Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon SK Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon SK Canada
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Johnson DK, Stevenson MJ, Almadidy ZA, Jenkins SE, Wilcox DE, Grossoehme NE. Stabilization of Cu(I) for binding and calorimetric measurements in aqueous solution. Dalton Trans 2016; 44:16494-505. [PMID: 26327397 DOI: 10.1039/c5dt02689j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Conditions have been developed for the comproportionation reaction of Cu(2+) and copper metal to prepare aqueous solutions of Cu(+) that are stabilized from disproportionation by MeCN and other Cu(+)-stabilizing ligands. These solutions were then used in ITC measurements to quantify the thermodynamics of formation of a set of Cu(+) complexes (Cu(I)(MeCN)3(+), Cu(I)Me6Trien(+), Cu(I)(BCA)2(3-), Cu(I)(BCS)2(3-)), which have stabilities ranging over 15 orders of magnitude, for their use in binding and calorimetric measurements of Cu(+) interaction with proteins and other biological macromolecules. These complexes were then used to determine the stability and thermodynamics of formation of a 1 : 1 complex of Cu(+) with the biologically important tri-peptide glutathione, GSH. These results identify Me6Trien as an attractive Cu(+)-stabilizing ligand for calorimetric experiments, and suggest that caution should be used with MeCN to stabilize Cu(+) due to its potential for participating in unquantifiable ternary interactions.
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- Destinee K Johnson
- Department of Chemistry, Physics and Geology, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC 27933, USA.
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Metal–Organic and Organic TADF-Materials: Status, Challenges and Characterization. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2016; 374:22. [DOI: 10.1007/s41061-016-0022-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Veronesi G, Gallon T, Deniaud A, Boff B, Gateau C, Lebrun C, Vidaud C, Rollin-Genetet F, Carrière M, Kieffer I, Mintz E, Delangle P, Michaud-Soret I. XAS Investigation of Silver(I) Coordination in Copper(I) Biological Binding Sites. Inorg Chem 2015; 54:11688-96. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b01658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Giulia Veronesi
- CNRS,
UMR 5249, CNRS-CEA-UJF; CEA;
and University Grenoble Alpes, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux (LCBM), F-38054 Grenoble, France
- ESRF, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, 38043 Grenoble, France
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- CNRS,
UMR 5249, CNRS-CEA-UJF; CEA;
and University Grenoble Alpes, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux (LCBM), F-38054 Grenoble, France
- University
Grenoble Alpes and CEA, INAC-SCIB, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- CNRS,
UMR 5249, CNRS-CEA-UJF; CEA;
and University Grenoble Alpes, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux (LCBM), F-38054 Grenoble, France
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- University
Grenoble Alpes and CEA, INAC-SCIB, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- University
Grenoble Alpes and CEA, INAC-SCIB, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- University
Grenoble Alpes and CEA, INAC-SCIB, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- CEA/DSV/iBEB/SBTN, BP 17171, 30207 Bagnols sur Cèze, France
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- University
Grenoble Alpes and CEA, INAC-SCIB, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- BM30B/FAME
beamline, ESRF, F-38043 Grenoble cedex 9, France
- Observatoire
des Sciences de l’Univers de Grenoble, UMS 832 CNRS, Université Joseph Fourier, F-38041 Grenoble, France
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- CNRS,
UMR 5249, CNRS-CEA-UJF; CEA;
and University Grenoble Alpes, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux (LCBM), F-38054 Grenoble, France
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- University
Grenoble Alpes and CEA, INAC-SCIB, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- CNRS,
UMR 5249, CNRS-CEA-UJF; CEA;
and University Grenoble Alpes, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux (LCBM), F-38054 Grenoble, France
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Peruzzo V, Tisato F, Porchia M, Santini C, Pellei M, Traldi P. Electrospray ionization multi-stage mass spectrometric study of the interaction products of the cytotoxic complex [Cu(thp)₄][PF₆] with methionine-rich model peptides. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2015; 29:253-262. [PMID: 26411623 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2014] [Revised: 11/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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RATIONALE The cytotoxic activity of the copper(I) complex [Cu(thp)4][PF6] (CP) (thp = tris(hydroxymethyl) phosphine) is correlated with its high accumulation in cancer cells. Human copper transporter 1 (hCtr1) has been described as the main trans-membrane protein involved in cellular trafficking of physiological copper. Methionine-rich peptide sequences incorporated in the extracellular domain of hCtr1 play a key role in the cellular internalization of copper. We wish to investigate the interaction of CP with model peptides that mimic the extracellular domain of hCtr1. METHODS The interaction of CP with methionine-rich and methionine-free model peptides has been investigated by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and the interaction products have been characterized by multiple collisional experiments, using an ion trap mass instrument. RESULTS The interaction of CP with selected methionine-rich model peptides, Ac-MMMMPMTFK-NH2 (P1) and Ac-MGMSYMDSK-NH2 (P2), shows that the native copper complex, after sequential loss of phosphines, induces the formation of [Cu(P1)(thp)](+) and [Cu(P1/P2)](+) adducts reasonably by inclusion of the Cu(I) ion in the peptide framework. Collisionally induced fragmentations (MS(n)) of [Cu(P1/P2)](+) give evidence that the metal is coordinated by the thioether-S of two adjacent methionine residues. Interaction of the same peptides with the isostructural complex [Ag(thp)4](+) or AgNO3 yields similar experimental evidence, leading to [Ag(P1/P2)](+). CONCLUSIONS Methionine sequences incorporated in model peptides are crucial for the recruitment of copper from CP. Such a metal-peptide interaction does not take place when methionine-free Ac-NleGNleSYNleDSK-NH2 (P3) is utilized. A mechanism for tumor cell internalization of CP involving: (i) chemically driven sequential loss of phosphines from the native tetrahedral complex, followed by (ii) transfer of Cu(I) to the methionine-rich sequences typical of the hCtr1 transporter, is proposed.
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- Scuola di Scienze e Tecnologie, Divisione di Chimica, Università di Camerino, Via S. Agostino 1, I 62032, Camerino, (MC), Italy
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- Scuola di Scienze e Tecnologie, Divisione di Chimica, Università di Camerino, Via S. Agostino 1, I 62032, Camerino, (MC), Italy
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- CNR - IENI, Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127, Padova, Italy
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Brose J, La Fontaine S, Wedd AG, Xiao Z. Redox sulfur chemistry of the copper chaperone Atox1 is regulated by the enzyme glutaredoxin 1, the reduction potential of the glutathione couple GSSG/2GSH and the availability of Cu(I). Metallomics 2014; 6:793-808. [PMID: 24522867 DOI: 10.1039/c4mt00020j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Glutaredoxins have been characterised as enzymes regulating the redox status of protein thiols via cofactors GSSG/GSH. However, such a function has not been demonstrated with physiologically relevant protein substrates in in vitro experiments. Their active sites frequently feature a Cys-xx-Cys motif that is predicted not to bind metal ions. Such motifs are also present in copper-transporting proteins such as Atox1, a human cytosolic copper metallo-chaperone. In this work, we present the first demonstration that: (i) human glutaredoxin 1 (hGrx1) efficiently catalyses interchange of the dithiol and disulfide forms of the Cys(12)-xx-Cys(15) fragment in Atox1 but does not act upon the isolated single residue Cys(41); (ii) the direction of catalysis is regulated by the GSSG/2GSH ratio and the availability of Cu(I); (iii) the active site Cys(23)-xx-Cys(26) in hGrx1 can bind Cu(I) tightly with femtomolar affinity (K(D) = 10(-15.5) M) and possesses a reduction potential of E(o)' = -118 mV at pH 7.0. In contrast, the Cys(12)-xx-Cys(15) motif in Atox1 has a higher affinity for Cu(I) (K(D) = 10(-17.4) M) and a more negative potential (E(o)' = -188 mV). These differences may be attributed primarily to the very low pKa of Cys23 in hGrx1 and allow rationalisation of conclusion (ii) above: hGrx1 may catalyse the oxidation of Atox1(dithiol) by GSSG, but not the complementary reduction of the oxidised Atox1(disulfide) by GSH unless Cu(aq)(+) is present at a concentration that allows binding of Cu(I) to reduced Atox1 but not to hGrx1. In fact, in the latter case, the catalytic preferences are reversed. Both Cys residues in the active site of hGrx1 are essential for the high affinity Cu(I) binding but the single Cys(23) residue only is required for the redox catalytic function. The molecular properties of both Atox1 and hGrx1 are consistent with a correlation between copper homeostasis and redox sulfur chemistry, as suggested by recent cell experiments. These proteins appear to have evolved the features necessary to fill multiple roles in redox regulation, Cu(I) buffering and Cu(I) transport.
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- Jens Brose
- School of Chemistry and The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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Blackburn NJ, Yan N, Lutsenko S. Copper in Eukaryotes. BINDING, TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF METAL IONS IN BIOLOGICAL CELLS 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/9781849739979-00524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Copper is essential for normal growth and development of eukaryotic organisms. Numerous physiological processes rely on sufficient availability of copper: from indispensable reactions such as mitochondrial respiration to more highly specialized processes such as pigment development in a skin. Copper misbalance has been linked to a variety of metabolic and neurodegenerative disorders in humans. Complex cellular machinery has evolved to mediate copper uptake, compartmentalization and incorporation into target proteins. Extensive studies revealed a predominant utilization of methionines and histidines by copper handling molecules for copper capture at the extracellular surface and delivery to cuproenzymes in the lumen of cellular compartments, respectively. Cu(I) is a predominant form within the cell, and copper binding and distribution inside the cell at the cytosolic sites relies heavily on cysteines. The selectivity and directionality of copper transfer reactions is determined by thermodynamic and kinetic factors as well as spatial distribution of copper donors and acceptors. In this chapter, we review current structural and mechanistic data on copper transport and distribution in yeast and mammalian cells and highlight important issues and questions for future studies.
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- Ninian J. Blackburn
- Institute of Environmental Health, Oregon Health and Sciences University Portland, OR 97239 USA
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- Department of Physiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
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- Department of Physiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
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Scheiber IF, Mercer JF, Dringen R. Metabolism and functions of copper in brain. Prog Neurobiol 2014; 116:33-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2014.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2013] [Revised: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Wang X, Li C, Wang Y, Chen G. Interaction of classical platinum agents with the monomeric and dimeric Atox1 proteins: a molecular dynamics simulation study. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 15:75-99. [PMID: 24362578 PMCID: PMC3907799 DOI: 10.3390/ijms15010075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2013] [Revised: 12/05/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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We carried out molecular dynamics simulations and free energy calculations for a series of binary and ternary models of the cisplatin, transplatin and oxaliplatin agents binding to a monomeric Atox1 protein and a dimeric Atox1 protein to investigate their interaction mechanisms. All three platinum agents could respectively combine with the monomeric Atox1 protein and the dimeric Atox1 protein to form a stable binary and ternary complex due to the covalent interaction of the platinum center with the Atox1 protein. The results suggested that the extra interaction from the oxaliplatin ligand-Atox1 protein interface increases its affinity only for the OxaliPt + Atox1 model. The binding of the oxaliplatin agent to the Atox1 protein might cause larger deformation of the protein than those of the cisplatin and transplatin agents due to the larger size of the oxaliplatin ligand. However, the extra interactions to facilitate the stabilities of the ternary CisPt + 2Atox1 and OxaliPt + 2Atox1 models come from the α1 helices and α2-β4 loops of the Atox1 protein-Atox1 protein interface due to the cis conformation of the platinum agents. The combinations of two Atox1 proteins in an asymmetric way in the three ternary models were analyzed. These investigations might provide detailed information for understanding the interaction mechanism of the platinum agents binding to the Atox1 protein in the cytoplasm.
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- Xiaolei Wang
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; E-Mails: (X.W.); (C.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; E-Mails: (X.W.); (C.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; E-Mails: (X.W.); (C.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; E-Mails: (X.W.); (C.L.)
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Cellular distribution of copper to superoxide dismutase involves scaffolding by membranes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:20491-6. [PMID: 24297923 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1309820110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Efficient delivery of copper ions to specific intracellular targets requires copper chaperones that acquire metal cargo through unknown mechanisms. Here we demonstrate that the human and yeast copper chaperones (CCS) for superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), long thought to exclusively reside in the cytosol and mitochondrial intermembrane space, can engage negatively charged bilayers through a positively charged lipid-binding interface. The significance of this membrane-binding interface is established through SOD1 activity and genetic complementation studies in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, showing that recruitment of CCS to the membrane is required for activation of SOD1. Moreover, we show that a CCS:SOD1 complex binds to bilayers in vitro and that CCS can interact with human high affinity copper transporter 1. Shifting current paradigms, we propose that CCS-dependent copper acquisition and distribution largely occur at membrane interfaces and that this emerging role of the bilayer may reflect a general mechanistic aspect of cellular transition metal ion acquisition.
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Puno MR, Patel NA, Møller SG, Robinson CV, Moody PCE, Odell M. Structure of Cu(I)-bound DJ-1 reveals a biscysteinate metal binding site at the homodimer interface: insights into mutational inactivation of DJ-1 in Parkinsonism. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:15974-7. [PMID: 24144264 DOI: 10.1021/ja406010m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The Parkinsonism-associated protein DJ-1 has been suggested to activate the Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) by providing its copper cofactor. The structural and chemical means by which DJ-1 could support this function is unknown. In this study, we characterize the molecular interaction of DJ-1 with Cu(I). Mass spectrometric analysis indicates binding of one Cu(I) ion per DJ-1 homodimer. The crystal structure of DJ-1 bound to Cu(I) confirms metal coordination through a docking accessible biscysteinate site formed by juxtaposed cysteine residues at the homodimer interface. Spectroscopy in crystallo validates the identity and oxidation state of the bound metal. The measured subfemtomolar dissociation constant (Kd = 6.41 × 10(-16) M) of DJ-1 for Cu(I) supports the physiological retention of the metal ion. Our results highlight the requirement of a stable homodimer for copper binding by DJ-1. Parkinsonism-linked mutations that weaken homodimer interactions will compromise this capability.
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- M Rhyan Puno
- Department of Molecular and Applied Biosciences, University of Westminster , 115 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6UW, United Kingdom
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Hatori Y, Lutsenko S. An expanding range of functions for the copper chaperone/antioxidant protein Atox1. Antioxid Redox Signal 2013; 19:945-57. [PMID: 23249252 PMCID: PMC3763234 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2012.5086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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SIGNIFICANCE Antioxidant protein 1 (Atox1 in human cells) is a copper chaperone for the copper export pathway with an essential role in cellular copper distribution. In vitro, Atox1 binds and transfers copper to the copper-transporting ATPases, stimulating their catalytic activity. Inactivation of Atox1 in cells inhibits maturation of secreted cuproenzymes as well as copper export from cells. RECENT ADVANCES Accumulating data suggest that cellular functions of Atox1 are not limited to its copper-trafficking role and may include storage of labile copper, modulation of transcription, and antioxidant defense. The conserved metal binding site of Atox1, CxGC, differs from the metal-binding sites of copper-transporting ATPases and has a physiologically relevant redox potential that equilibrates with the GSH:GSSG pair. CRITICAL ISSUES Tight relationship appears to exist between intracellular copper levels and glutathione (GSH) homeostasis. The biochemical properties of Atox1 place it at the intersection of cellular networks that regulate copper distribution and cellular redox balance. Mechanisms through which Atox1 facilitates copper export and contributes to oxidative defense are not fully understood. FUTURE DIRECTIONS The current picture of cellular redox homeostasis and copper physiology will be enhanced by further mechanistic studies of functional interactions between the GSH:GSSG pair and copper-trafficking machinery.
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- Yuta Hatori
- Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Jullien AS, Gateau C, Kieffer I, Testemale D, Delangle P. X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Proves the Trigonal-Planar Sulfur-Only Coordination of Copper(I) with High-Affinity Tripodal Pseudopeptides. Inorg Chem 2013; 52:9954-61. [DOI: 10.1021/ic401206u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Anne-Solène Jullien
- Service de Chimie Inorganique et Biologique (UMR_E 3 CEA UJF), Commissariat
à l′Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, INAC, 17 rue des martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Service de Chimie Inorganique et Biologique (UMR_E 3 CEA UJF), Commissariat
à l′Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, INAC, 17 rue des martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- BM30B/FAME beamline, European Synchotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), F-38043
Grenoble Cedex 9, France
- Observatoire des Sciences de l′Université de Grenoble, UMS 832 CNRS Université Joseph Fourier, F-38041
Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- BM30B/FAME beamline, European Synchotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), F-38043
Grenoble Cedex 9, France
- Institut Néel, CNRS et Université Joseph Fourier, BP 166, F-38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Service de Chimie Inorganique et Biologique (UMR_E 3 CEA UJF), Commissariat
à l′Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, INAC, 17 rue des martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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Ansbacher T, Chourasia M, Shurki A. Copper-chaperones with dicoordinated Cu(I)-Unique protection mechanism. Proteins 2013; 81:1411-9. [DOI: 10.1002/prot.24291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 03/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Tamar Ansbacher
- Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Lise-Meitner Minerva Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Jerusalem; 91120; Israel
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- Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Lise-Meitner Minerva Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Jerusalem; 91120; Israel
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- Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Lise-Meitner Minerva Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Jerusalem; 91120; Israel
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Palumaa P. Copper chaperones. The concept of conformational control in the metabolism of copper. FEBS Lett 2013; 587:1902-10. [PMID: 23684646 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2013.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2013] [Accepted: 05/06/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Copper chaperones compose a specific class of proteins assuring safe handling and specific delivery of potentially harmful copper ions to a variety of essential copper proteins. Copper chaperones are structurally heterogeneous and can exist in multiple metal-loaded as well as oligomeric forms. Moreover, many copper chaperones can exist in various oxidative states and participate in redox catalysis, connected with their functioning. This review is focused on the analysis of the structural and functional properties of copper chaperones and their partners, which allowed us to define specific regulatory principles in copper metabolism connected with copper-induced conformational control of copper proteins.
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- Peep Palumaa
- Department of Gene Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 15, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia.
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Vogt S, Ralle M. Opportunities in multidimensional trace metal imaging: taking copper-associated disease research to the next level. Anal Bioanal Chem 2013; 405:1809-20. [PMID: 23079951 PMCID: PMC3566297 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-6437-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2012] [Revised: 09/07/2012] [Accepted: 09/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Copper plays an important role in numerous biological processes across all living systems predominantly because of its versatile redox behavior. Cellular copper homeostasis is tightly regulated and disturbances lead to severe disorders such as Wilson disease and Menkes disease. Age-related changes of copper metabolism have been implicated in other neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer disease. The role of copper in these diseases has been a topic of mostly bioinorganic research efforts for more than a decade, metal-protein interactions have been characterized, and cellular copper pathways have been described. Despite these efforts, crucial aspects of how copper is associated with Alzheimer disease, for example, are still only poorly understood. To take metal-related disease research to the next level, emerging multidimensional imaging techniques are now revealing the copper metallome as the basis to better understand disease mechanisms. This review describes how recent advances in X-ray fluorescence microscopy and fluorescent copper probes have started to contribute to this field, specifically in Wilson disease and Alzheimer disease. It furthermore provides an overview of current developments and future applications in X-ray microscopic methods.
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- Stefan Vogt
- X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97239
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Sze CM, Shi Z, Khairallah GN, Feketeová L, O'Hair RAJ, Xiao Z, Donnelly PS, Wedd AG. Interaction of cisplatin and analogue Pt(en)Cl2 with the copper metallo-chaperone Atox1. Metallomics 2013; 5:946-54. [DOI: 10.1039/c3mt00082f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Chacón KN, Blackburn NJ. Stable Cu(II) and Cu(I) mononuclear intermediates in the assembly of the CuA center of Thermus thermophilus cytochrome oxidase. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:16401-12. [PMID: 22946616 DOI: 10.1021/ja307276z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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CuA is a dinuclear mixed-valence center located in subunit 2 of the ba(3)-type cytochrome oxidase from Thermus thermophilus. The assembly of this site within the periplasmic membrane is believed to be mediated by the copper chaperones Sco and/or PCuAC, but the biological mechanisms are still poorly understood, thereby stimulating interest in the mechanisms of CuA formation from inorganic ions. The formulation of the CuA center as an electron-delocalized Cu(1.5)-Cu(1.5) system implicates both Cu(II) and Cu(I) states in the metalation process. In earlier work we showed that selenomethionine (SeM) substitution of the coordinated M160 residue provided a ligand-directed probe for studying the copper coordination environment via the Se XAS signal, which was particularly useful for interrogating the Cu(I) states where other spectroscopic probes are absent. In the present study we have investigated the formation of mixed-valence CuA and its M160SeM derivative by stopped-flow UV-vis, EPR, and XAS at both Cu and Se edges, while the formation of fully reduced di-Cu(I) CuA has been studied by XAS alone. Our results establish the presence of previously undetected mononuclear intermediates and show important differences from the metalation reactions of purple CuA azurin. XAS spectroscopy at Cu and Se edges has allowed us to extend mechanistic inferences to formation of the di-Cu(I) state which may be more relevant to biological CuA assembly. In particular, we find that T. thermophilus CuA assembles more rapidly than reported for other CuA systems and that the dominant intermediate along the pathway to mixed-valence is a new green species with λ(max) = 460 nm. This intermediate has been isolated in a homogeneous state and shown to be a mononuclear Cu(II)-(His)(Cys)(2) species with no observable Cu(II)-(Met) interaction. Reduction with dithionite generates its Cu(I) homologue which is again mononuclear but now shows a strong interaction with the Met160 thioether. The results are discussed within the framework of the "coupled distortion" model for Cu(II) thiolates and their relevance to biological metalation reactions of the CuA center.
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- Kelly N Chacón
- Institute of Environmental Health, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Beaverton, Oregon 97006, USA
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Wilmarth P, Short K, Fiehn O, Lutsenko S, David L, Burkhead JL. A systems approach implicates nuclear receptor targeting in the Atp7b(-/-) mouse model of Wilson's disease. Metallomics 2012; 4:660-8. [PMID: 22565294 PMCID: PMC3695828 DOI: 10.1039/c2mt20017a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Wilson's disease (WD) is an inherited disorder of copper metabolism characterized by liver disease and/or neurologic and psychiatric pathology. The disease is a result of mutation in ATP7B, which encodes the ATP7B copper transporting ATPase. Loss of copper transport function by ATP7B results in copper accumulation primarily in the liver, but also in other organs including the brain. Studies in the Atp7b(-/-) mouse model of WD revealed specific transcript and metabolic changes that precede development of liver pathology, most notably downregulation of transcripts in the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway. In order to gain insight into the molecular mechanisms of transcriptomic and metabolic changes, we used a systems approach analysing the pre-symptomatic hepatic nuclear proteome and liver metabolites. We found that ligand-activated nuclear receptors FXR/NR1H4 and GR/NR3C1 and nuclear receptor interacting partners are less abundant in Atp7b(-/-) hepatocyte nuclei, while DNA repair machinery and the nucleus-localized glutathione peroxidase, SelH, are more abundant. Analysis of metabolites revealed an increase in polyol sugar alcohols, indicating a change in osmotic potential that precedes hepatocyte swelling observed later in disease. This work is the first application of quantitative Multidimensional Protein Identification Technology (MuDPIT) to a model of WD to investigate protein-level mechanisms of WD pathology. The systems approach using "shotgun" proteomics and metabolomics in the context of previous transcriptomic data reveals molecular-level mechanisms of WD development and facilitates targeted analysis of hepatocellular copper toxicity.
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- Phillip Wilmarth
- Dept. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239
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- Dept. Biological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508. Fax: 01 907 7864607; Tel: 01 907 7864765
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- University of California Davis Genome Center, Davis, California 95616
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- Dept. Physiology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205
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- Dept. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97239
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- Dept. Biological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508. Fax: 01 907 7864607; Tel: 01 907 7864765
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Otoikhian A, Barry AN, Mayfield M, Nilges M, Huang Y, Lutsenko S, Blackburn NJ. Lumenal loop M672-P707 of the Menkes protein (ATP7A) transfers copper to peptidylglycine monooxygenase. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:10458-68. [PMID: 22577880 DOI: 10.1021/ja301221s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Copper transfer to cuproproteins located in vesicular compartments of the secretory pathway depends on activity of the copper-translocating ATPase (ATP7A), but the mechanism of transfer is largely unexplored. Copper-ATPase ATP7A is unique in having a sequence rich in histidine and methionine residues located on the lumenal side of the membrane. The corresponding fragment binds Cu(I) when expressed as a chimera with a scaffold protein, and mutations or deletions of His and/or Met residues in its sequence inhibit dephosphorylation of the ATPase, a catalytic step associated with copper release. Here we present evidence for a potential role of this lumenal region of ATP7A in copper transfer to cuproenzymes. Both Cu(II) and Cu(I) forms were investigated since the form in which copper is transferred to acceptor proteins is currently unknown. Analysis of Cu(II) using EPR demonstrated that at Cu:P ratios below 1:1 (15)N-substituted protein had Cu(II) bound by 4 His residues, but this coordination changed as the Cu(II) to protein ratio increased toward 2:1. XAS confirmed this coordination via analysis of the intensity of outer-shell scattering from imidazole residues. The Cu(II) complexes could be reduced to their Cu(I) counterparts by ascorbate, but here again, as shown by EXAFS and XANES spectroscopy, the coordination was dependent on copper loading. At low copper Cu(I) was bound by a mixed ligand set of His + Met, whereas at higher ratios His coordination predominated. The copper-loaded loop was able to transfer either Cu(II) or Cu(I) to peptidylglycine monooxygenase in the presence of chelating resin, generating catalytically active enzyme in a process that appeared to involve direct interaction between the two partners. The variation of coordination with copper loading suggests copper-dependent conformational change which in turn could act as a signal for regulating copper release by the ATPase pump.
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- Adenike Otoikhian
- Institute of Environmental Health, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Beaverton, Oregon 97006, USA
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Ansbacher T, Shurki A. Predicting the coordination number within copper chaperones: Atox1 as case study. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:4425-32. [PMID: 22480337 DOI: 10.1021/jp210678n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The concentration of copper ions in biological systems is tightly regulated by metallochaperone proteins which are responsible for Cu(I) delivery to designated locations in the cell. These proteins contain a unique motif (MXCXXC) that binds Cu(I) very tightly and specifically but at the same time allows efficient metal transfer to target proteins that often contain a similar copper binding motif. It was found that binding to Cu(I) is achieved through the two cysteine residues in a low coordination number of 2-3 due to possible binding of a third external ligand. Understanding copper transport requires better understanding of copper coordination. Here we therefore focused on establishing a computational method that can predict the coordination number of copper in copper chaperones. The method is shown to be successful in predicting the coordination of Cu(I) within the human copper chaperone (Atox1). Based on the results, a possible rationale for this unique Cu(I) dicoordination in Atox1 is suggested.
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- Tamar Ansbacher
- Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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Ferrara SJ, Mague JT, Donahue JP. Synthesis and Structures of Cuprous Triptycylthiolate Complexes. Inorg Chem 2012; 51:6567-76. [DOI: 10.1021/ic300124n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Skylar J. Ferrara
- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, 6400 Freret Street, New Orleans 70118-5698, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, 6400 Freret Street, New Orleans 70118-5698, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, 6400 Freret Street, New Orleans 70118-5698, United States
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Allen S, Badarau A, Dennison C. Cu(I) affinities of the domain 1 and 3 sites in the human metallochaperone for Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase. Biochemistry 2012; 51:1439-48. [PMID: 22320662 DOI: 10.1021/bi201370r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The delivery of copper by the human metallochaperone CCS is a key step in the activation of Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1). CCS is a three-domain protein with Cu(I)-binding CXXC and CXC motifs in domains 1 and 3, respectively. A detailed analysis of the binding of copper to CCS, including variants in which the Cys residues from domains 1 and 3 have been mutated to Ser, and also using separate domain 1 and 3 constructs, demonstrates that CCS is able to bind 1 equiv of Cu(I) in both of these domains. The Cu(I) affinity of domain 1 is approximately 5 × 10(17) M(-1) at pH 7.5, while that of domain 3 is at least 1 order of magnitude weaker. The CXXC site will therefore be preferentially loaded with Cu(I), suggesting that domain 1 plays a role in the acquisition of the metal. The delivery of copper to the target occurs via domain 3 whose structural flexibility and ability to be transiently metalated during copper delivery appear to be more important than the Cu(I) affinity of its CXC motif. The Cu(I) affinity of domain 1 of CCS is comparable to that of HAH1, another cytosolic copper metallochaperone. CCS and HAH1 readily exchange Cu(I), providing a mechanism whereby cross-talk can occur between copper trafficking pathways.
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- Stephen Allen
- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
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Coordination chemistry of copper proteins: How nature handles a toxic cargo for essential function. J Inorg Biochem 2012; 107:129-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2011.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2011] [Revised: 10/25/2011] [Accepted: 11/15/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Mealman TD, Blackburn NJ, McEvoy MM. Metal export by CusCFBA, the periplasmic Cu(I)/Ag(I) transport system of Escherichia coli. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2012; 69:163-96. [PMID: 23046651 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-394390-3.00007-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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High levels of metal ions have the potential to cause cellular toxicity through a variety of mechanisms; therefore, cells have developed numerous systems that regulate their intracellular concentrations. The Cus resistance system aids in protection of Escherichia coli from high levels of Cu(I) and Ag(I) by actively transporting these metal ions to the extracellular environment. The Cus system forms a continuous complex, CusCBA, that spans the inner membrane, periplasm, and outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, together with a novel fourth component, the periplasmic metallochaperone, CusF. The metal-binding sites of CusA, CusB, and CusF are exquisitely tuned for Cu(I) and Ag(I), and thus effectively discriminate these ions for transport from other metals that may be required in the cell. Furthermore, direct transfer of metal from protein to protein within the Cus system during the transport process is likely to reduce the potential toxicity posed by the free metal ions. Here we review the wealth of structural, biochemical, and genetic information on the Cus system, which demonstrates the many intriguing aspects of function for metal-transporting efflux systems.
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- Tiffany D Mealman
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Barry AN, Otoikhian A, Bhatt S, Shinde U, Tsivkovskii R, Blackburn NJ, Lutsenko S. The lumenal loop Met672-Pro707 of copper-transporting ATPase ATP7A binds metals and facilitates copper release from the intramembrane sites. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:26585-94. [PMID: 21646353 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.229039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The copper-transporting ATPase ATP7A has an essential role in human physiology. ATP7A transfers the copper cofactor to metalloenzymes within the secretory pathway; inactivation of ATP7A results in an untreatable neurodegenerative disorder, Menkes disease. Presently, the mechanism of ATP7A-mediated copper release into the secretory pathway is not understood. We demonstrate that the characteristic His/Met-rich segment Met(672)-Pro(707) (HM-loop) that connects the first two transmembrane segments of ATP7A is important for copper release. Mutations within this loop do not prevent the ability of ATP7A to form a phosphorylated intermediate during ATP hydrolysis but inhibit subsequent dephosphorylation, a step associated with copper release. The HM-loop inserted into a scaffold protein forms two structurally distinct binding sites and coordinates copper in a mixed His-Met environment with an ∼2:1 stoichiometry. Binding of either copper or silver, a Cu(I) analog, induces structural changes in the loop. Mutations of 4 Met residues to Ile or two His-His pairs to Ala-Gly decrease affinity for copper. Altogether, the data suggest a two-step process, where copper released from the transport sites binds to the first His(Met)(2) site, triggering a structural change and binding to a second 2-coordinate His-His or His-Met site. We also show that copper binding within the HM-loop stabilizes Cu(I) and protects it from oxidation, which may further aid the transfer of copper from ATP7A to acceptor proteins. The mechanism of copper entry into the secretory pathway is discussed.
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- Amanda N Barry
- From the Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Wei H, Wang Z, Zhang J, House S, Gao YG, Yang L, Robinson H, Tan LH, Xing H, Hou C, Robertson IM, Zuo JM, Lu Y. Time-dependent, protein-directed growth of gold nanoparticles within a single crystal of lysozyme. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2011; 6:93-97. [PMID: 21278750 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2010.280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2010] [Accepted: 12/13/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Gold nanoparticles are useful in biomedical applications due to their distinct optical properties and high chemical stability. Reports of the biogenic formation of gold colloids from gold complexes has also led to an increased level of interest in the biomineralization of gold. However, the mechanism responsible for biomolecule-directed gold nanoparticle formation remains unclear due to the lack of structural information about biological systems and the fast kinetics of biomimetic chemical systems in solution. Here we show that intact single crystals of lysozyme can be used to study the time-dependent, protein-directed growth of gold nanoparticles. The protein crystals slow down the growth of the gold nanoparticles, allowing detailed kinetic studies to be carried out, and permit a three-dimensional structural characterization that would be difficult to achieve in solution. Furthermore, we show that additional chemical species can be used to fine-tune the growth rate of the gold nanoparticles.
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- Hui Wei
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Xiao Z, Brose J, Schimo S, Ackland SM, La Fontaine S, Wedd AG. Unification of the copper(I) binding affinities of the metallo-chaperones Atx1, Atox1, and related proteins: detection probes and affinity standards. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:11047-55. [PMID: 21258123 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.213074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Literature estimates of metal-protein affinities are widely scattered for many systems, as highlighted by the class of metallo-chaperone proteins, which includes human Atox1. The discrepancies may be attributed to unreliable detection probes and/or inconsistent affinity standards. In this study, application of the four Cu(I) ligand probes bicinchoninate, bathocuproine disulfonate, dithiothreitol (Dtt), and glutathione (GSH) is reviewed, and their Cu(I) affinities are re-estimated and unified. Excess bicinchoninate or bathocuproine disulfonate reacts with Cu(I) to yield distinct 1:2 chromatophoric complexes [Cu(I)L(2)](3-) with formation constants β(2) = 10(17.2) and 10(19.8) m(-2), respectively. These constants do not depend on proton concentration for pH ≥7.0. Consequently, they are a pair of complementary and stable probes capable of detecting free Cu(+) concentrations from 10(-12) to 10(-19) m. Dtt binds Cu(I) with K(D) ∼10(-15) m at pH 7, but it is air-sensitive, and its Cu(I) affinity varies with pH. The Cu(I) binding properties of Atox1 and related proteins (including the fifth and sixth domains at the N terminus of the Wilson protein ATP7B) were assessed with these probes. The results demonstrate the following: (i) their use permits the stoichiometry of high affinity Cu(I) binding and the individual quantitative affinities (K(D) values) to be determined reliably via noncompetitive and competitive reactions, respectively; (ii) the scattered literature values are unified by using reliable probes on a unified scale; and (iii) Atox1-type proteins bind Cu(I) with sub-femtomolar affinities, consistent with tight control of labile Cu(+) concentrations in living cells.
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- Zhiguang Xiao
- School of Chemistry and Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Siluvai GS, Nakano M, Mayfield M, Blackburn NJ. The essential role of the Cu(II) state of Sco in the maturation of the Cu(A) center of cytochrome oxidase: evidence from H135Met and H135SeM variants of the Bacillus subtilis Sco. J Biol Inorg Chem 2010; 16:285-97. [PMID: 21069401 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-010-0725-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2010] [Accepted: 10/19/2010] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Sco is a red copper protein that plays an essential yet poorly understood role in the metalation of the Cu(A) center of cytochrome oxidase, and is stable in both the Cu(I) and Cu(II) forms. To determine which oxidation state is important for function, we constructed His135 to Met or selenomethionine (SeM) variants that were designed to stabilize the Cu(I) over the Cu(II) state. H135M was unable to complement a scoΔ strain of Bacillus subtilis, indicating that the His to Met substitution abrogated cytochrome oxidase maturation. The Cu(I) binding affinities of H135M and H135SeM were comparable to that of the WT and 100-fold tighter than that of the H135A variant. The coordination chemistry of the H135M and H135SeM variants was studied by UV/vis, EPR, and XAS spectroscopy in both the Cu(I) and the Cu(II) forms. Both oxidation states bound copper via the S atoms of C45, C49 and M135. In particular, EXAFS data collected at both the Cu and the Se edges of the H135SeM derivative provided unambiguous evidence for selenomethionine coordination. Whereas the coordination chemistry and copper binding affinity of the Cu(I) state closely resembled that of the WT protein, the Cu(II) state was unstable, undergoing autoreduction to Cu(I). H135M also reacted faster with H(2)O(2) than WT Sco. These data, when coupled with the complete elimination of function in the H135M variant, imply that the Cu(I) state cannot be the sole determinant of function; the Cu(II) state must be involved in function at some stage of the reaction cycle.
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- Gnana S Siluvai
- Division of Environmental and Biomolecular Systems, Oregon Health and Sciences University, 20000 NW Walker Road, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA
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Banci L, Bertini I, Cantini F, Ciofi-Baffoni S. Cellular copper distribution: a mechanistic systems biology approach. Cell Mol Life Sci 2010; 67:2563-89. [PMID: 20333435 PMCID: PMC11115773 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-010-0330-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2009] [Revised: 01/27/2010] [Accepted: 02/22/2010] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Copper is an essential but potentially harmful trace element required in many enzymatic processes involving redox chemistry. Cellular copper homeostasis in mammals is predominantly maintained by regulating copper transport through the copper import CTR proteins and the copper exporters ATP7A and ATP7B. Once copper is imported into the cell, several pathways involving a number of copper proteins are responsible for trafficking it specifically where it is required for cellular life, thus avoiding the release of harmful free copper ions. In this study we review recent progress made in understanding the molecular mechanisms of copper transport in cells by analyzing structural features of copper proteins, their mode of interaction, and their thermodynamic and kinetic parameters, thus contributing to systems biology of copper within the cell.
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- Lucia Banci
- Department of Chemistry, Magnetic Resonance Center CERM, University of Florence, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Magnetic Resonance Center CERM, University of Florence, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Magnetic Resonance Center CERM, University of Florence, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Magnetic Resonance Center CERM, University of Florence, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence Italy
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Siluvai GS, Mayfield M, Nilges MJ, Debeer George S, Blackburn NJ. Anatomy of a red copper center: spectroscopic identification and reactivity of the copper centers of Bacillus subtilis Sco and its Cys-to-Ala variants. J Am Chem Soc 2010; 132:5215-26. [PMID: 20232870 DOI: 10.1021/ja910759v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sco is a mononuclear red copper protein involved in the assembly of cytochrome c oxidase. It is spectroscopically similar to red copper nitrosocyanin, but unlike the latter, which has one copper cysteine thiolate, the former has two. In addition to the two cysteine ligands (C45 and C49), the wild-type (WT) protein from Bacillus subtilis (hereafter named BSco) has a histidine (H135) and an unknown endogenous protein oxygen ligand in a distorted tetragonal array. We have compared the properties of the WT protein to variants in which each of the two coordinating Cys residues has been individually mutated to Ala, using UV/visible, Cu and S K-edge X-ray absorption, electron paramagnetic resonance, and resonance Raman spectroscopies. Unlike the Cu(II) form of native Sco, the Cu(II) complexes of the Cys variants are unstable. The copper center of C49A undergoes autoreduction to the Cu(I) form, which is shown by extended X-ray absorption fine structure to be composed of a novel two-coordinate center with one Cys and one His ligand. C45A rearranges to a new stable Cu(II) species coordinated by C49, H135 and a second His ligand recruited from a previously uncoordinated protein side chain. The different chemistry exhibited by the Cys variants can be rationalized by whether a stable Cu(I) species can be formed by autoredox chemistry. For C49A, the remaining Cys and His residues are trans, which facilitates the formation of the highly stable two-coordinate Cu(I) species, while for C45A such a configuration cannot be attained. Resonance Raman spectroscopy of the WT protein indicates a net weak Cu-S bond strength at approximately 2.24 A corresponding to the two thiolate-copper bonds, whereas the single variant C45A shows a moderately strong Cu-S bond at approximately 2.16 A. S K-edge data give a total covalency of 28% for both Cu-S bonds in the WT protein. These data suggest an average covalency per Cu-S bond lower than that observed for nitrosocyanin and close to that expected for type-2 Cu(II)-thiolate systems. The data are discussed relative to the unique Cu-S characteristics of cupredoxins, from which it is concluded that Sco does not contain highly covalent Cu-S bonds of the type expected for long-range electron-transfer reactivity.
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- Gnana S Siluvai
- Department of Science & Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, Oregon 97006, USA
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Rubino JT, Riggs-Gelasco P, Franz KJ. Methionine motifs of copper transport proteins provide general and flexible thioether-only binding sites for Cu(I) and Ag(I). J Biol Inorg Chem 2010; 15:1033-49. [PMID: 20437064 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-010-0663-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2010] [Accepted: 04/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Cellular acquisition of copper in eukaryotic organisms is primarily accomplished through high-affinity copper transport proteins (Ctr). The extracellular N-terminal regions of both human and yeast Ctr1 contain multiple methionine residues organized in copper-binding Mets motifs. These motifs comprise combinations of methionine residues arranged in clusters of MXM and MXXM, where X can be one of several amino acids. Model peptides corresponding to 15 different Mets motifs were synthesized and determined to selectively bind Cu(I) and Ag(I), with no discernible affinity for divalent metal ions. These are rare examples of biological thioether-only metal binding sites. Effective dissociation constant (KD) values for the model Mets peptides and Cu(I) were determined by an ascorbic acid oxidation assay and validated through electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and range between 2 and 11 microM. Affinity appears to be independent of pH, the arrangement of the motif, and the composition of intervening amino acids, all of which reveal the generality and flexibility of the MX1-2MX1-2M domain. Circular dichroism spectroscopy, 1H-NMR spectroscopy, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy were also used to characterize the binding event. These results are intended to aid the development of the still unknown mechanism of copper transport across the cell membrane.
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- Jeffrey T Rubino
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, P.O. Box 90346, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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Zhang L, Xiao N, Pan Y, Zheng Y, Pan Z, Luo Z, Xu X, Liu Y. Binding and Inhibition of Copper Ions to RecA Inteins fromMycobacterium tuberculosis. Chemistry 2010; 16:4297-306. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.200903584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ansbacher T, Srivastava HK, Martin JML, Shurki A. Can DFT methods correctly and efficiently predict the coordination number of copper(I) complexes? A case study. J Comput Chem 2010; 31:75-83. [PMID: 19412907 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.21277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The coordination number of various experimentally known Cu(I) compounds is studied using density functional theory. Various basis sets are tested, aiming to establish a reliable level for prediction of the coordination number of these and other Cu(I) complexes. It is found that most levels exhibit correct trends, namely, the bulkier ligands demonstrate larger preference for coordination of two ligands. Proper absolute values are obtained when dispersion corrections are also included in the calculations. It is concluded that the fairly small modified 6-31+G* basis set due to Pulay represents a good compromise between accuracy and efficiency, followed by Balabanov and Peterson's all-electron aug-cc-pVDZ basis set. The overall energy is decomposed into various components whose relative contribution to the overall tendency of forming a complex with a particular coordination is examined. It is shown that two opposing contributions play a major role: the interaction energy of the ligand being added and the deformation energy of the copper's coordination sphere prior to the ligand addition. The former being a stabilizing contribution, leads to higher coordination numbers while the later, a destabilizing contribution, is shown to favor lower coordination numbers.
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- Tamar Ansbacher
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, The Lise-Meitner Minerva Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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Banci L, Bertini I, McGreevy KS, Rosato A. Molecular recognition in copper trafficking. Nat Prod Rep 2010; 27:695-710. [DOI: 10.1039/b906678k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Lutsenko S, Bhattacharjee A, Hubbard AL. Copper handling machinery of the brain. Metallomics 2010; 2:596-608. [DOI: 10.1039/c0mt00006j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Giorgetti M, Guadagnini L, Fiddy SG, Santini C, Pellei M. Cu K-edge EXAFS on copper(I) complexes containing dihydridobis(3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)borate and bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)acetate ligand: Evidence for the Cu–O interaction. Polyhedron 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2009.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Barry AN, Shinde U, Lutsenko S. Structural organization of human Cu-transporting ATPases: learning from building blocks. J Biol Inorg Chem 2009; 15:47-59. [PMID: 19851794 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-009-0595-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2009] [Accepted: 09/28/2009] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Copper-transporting ATPases (Cu-ATPases) ATP7A and ATP7B play an essential role in human physiological function. Their primary function is to deliver copper to the secretory pathway and export excess copper from the cell for removal or further utilization. Cells employ Cu-ATPases in numerous physiological processes that include the biosynthesis of copper-dependent enzymes, lactation, and response to hypoxia. Biochemical studies of human Cu-ATPases and their orthologs have demonstrated that Cu-ATPases share many common structural and mechanistic characteristics with other members of the P-type ATPase family. Nevertheless, the Cu-ATPases have a unique coordinate environment for their ligands, copper and ATP, and additional domains that are required for sophisticated regulation of their intracellular localization and activity. Here, we review recent progress that has been made in understanding the structure of Cu-ATPases from the analysis of their individual domains and orthologs from microorganisms, and speculate about the implications of these findings for the function and regulation of human copper pumps.
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- Amanda N Barry
- Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Copper trafficking proteins, including the chaperone Atox1 and the P(1B)-type ATPase ATP7B, have been implicated in cellular resistance to the anticancer drug cisplatin. We have determined two crystal structures of cisplatin-Atox1 adducts that reveal platinum coordination by the conserved CXXC copper-binding motif. Direct interaction of cisplatin with this functionally relevant site has significant implications for understanding the molecular basis for resistance mediated by copper transport pathways.
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- Amie K. Boal
- Departments of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology and of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
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- Departments of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology and of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
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- Amie K. Boal
- Departments of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology and of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
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- Departments of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology and of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
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Hearnshaw S, West C, Singleton C, Zhou L, Kihlken MA, Strange RW, Le Brun NE, Hemmings AM. A Tetranuclear Cu(I) Cluster in the Metallochaperone Protein CopZ. Biochemistry 2009; 48:9324-6. [DOI: 10.1021/bi9011995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Stephen Hearnshaw
- Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences
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- Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZB, U.K
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- Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences
- School of Chemistry
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