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Cyanobacterial metallochaperone inhibits deleterious side reactions of copper.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 3 Jan 2012
Tottey Steve, Patterson Carl J, Banci Lucia, Bertini Ivano, Felli Isabella C, Pavelkova Anna, Dainty Samantha J, Pernil Rafael, Waldron Kevin J, Foster Andrew W, Robinson Nigel J
Abstract excerpt
Copper metallochaperones supply copper to cupro-proteins through copper-mediated protein-protein-interactions and it has been hypothesized that metallochaperones thereby inhibit copper from causing damage en route. Evidence is presented in support of this latter role for cyanobacterial metallochaperone, Atx1. In cyanobacteria Atx1 contributes towards the supply of copper to plastocyanin inside thylakoids but it...
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