title: Solution structure of CopC: a cupredoxin-like protein involved in copper homeostasis.
abstract: The structure of the metal-free form of CopC, a protein involved in copper homeostasis, has been obtained. The fold is a Greek key beta barrel similar to that of functionally unrelated blue copper proteins but with important structural variations. The protein binds one equivalent of copper (II) with relatively high affinity and contains a cluster of conserved residues (His1, Glu27, Asp89, and His91) which could form a water-accessible metal binding site. The structure also reveals a loop containing the M(X)(n)M motif which is present in a number of proteins also involved in copper homeostasis. The present structure represents a link between copper-trafficking proteins and cupredoxins. Within a structural and genomic analysis, the role of CopC in copper trafficking is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM) and Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arnesano
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Banci
authors.forename: Ivano
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bertini
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Thompsett
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D003300:Copper / Q000378:metabolism*; D006706:Homeostasis; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017510:Protein Folding; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C071265:CopC protein, Bacteria; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D003300:Copper