title: Expression of copper trafficking genes in the mouse brain.
abstract: Copper homeostasis in the brain must be strictly maintained, since copper is an essential trace element and is potentially toxic. To understand the mechanism of copper homeostasis in the brain, we cloned several mouse homologues of copper trafficking genes and performed in situ hybridization histochemistry. mCTR1, mATX1, and mATP7a were highly expressed in the choroid plexus, indicating that the choroid plexus uses the trafficking pathway from uptake to efflux to transport copper to the cerebrospinal fluids. We suggest that these genes may regulate copper concentration in the brain through the choroid plexus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetic Research, National Institute for Longevity Sciences, Oobu, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nishihara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furuyama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D002831:Choroid Plexus / Q000378:metabolism; D003300:Copper / Q000378:metabolism*; D000079922:Copper Transport Proteins; D000073840:Copper-Transporting ATPases; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D018832:Molecular Chaperones / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: C093341:ATX1 protein, S cerevisiae; C486201:Atp7a protein, mouse; C491960:CCS1 protein, S cerevisiae; C491006:COX17 protein, human; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; C491962:Ccs protein, mouse; D000079922:Copper Transport Proteins; C491005:Cox17 protein, mouse; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D011506:Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D003300:Copper; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D000073840:Copper-Transporting ATPases