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Molecular and biochemical characterization of a unique mutation in CCS, the human copper chaperone to superoxide dismutase.
Human mutation - 1 Aug 2012
Huppke Peter, Brendel Cornelia, Korenke Georg Christoph, Marquardt Iris, Donsante Anthony, Yi Ling, Hicks Julia D, Steinbach Peter J, Wilson Callum, Elpeleg Orly, Møller Lisbeth Birk, Christodoulou John, Kaler Stephen G, Gärtner Jutta
Abstract excerpt
Copper (Cu) is a trace metal that readily gains and donates electrons, a property that renders it desirable as an enzyme cofactor but dangerous as a source of free radicals. To regulate cellular Cu metabolism, an elaborate system of chaperones and transporters has evolved, although no human Cu ch...
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