title: Copper-mediated homo-dimerisation for the HAH1 metallochaperone.
abstract: The HAH1 metallochaperone is a key protein implicated in copper homeostasis in human cells. Using as solid-phase based assay completed with Biacore studies, we provided evidence that HAH1 forms homo-dimers in the presence of copper. Biacore analysis allowed us to determine the kinetic parameters of this interaction, characterised by an apparent affinity constant of 6muM. Moreover, we demonstrated that copper-loaded HAH1 interacts independently with each of the six individual metal-binding domains of the copper-translocating Menkes ATPase. Finally, the homo-dimerisation of the metallochaperone was confirmed in living cells by using fluorescence resonance energy transfer. Results have been discussed in the context of intracellular copper control.
authors.affiliation: CEA VALRHO, Département d'Ingénierie et d'Etudes des Protéines, Service de Biochimie Post-génomique et Toxicologie Nucléaire, BP1717, 30207 Bagnols sur Cèze cedex, France. valerie.tanchou@cea.fr
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tanchou
authors.forename: Fabienne
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gas
authors.forename: Agathe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urvoas
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cougouluègne
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruat
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Averseng
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Quéméneur
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D019556:COS Cells; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000079922:Copper Transport Proteins; D000073840:Copper-Transporting ATPases; D019281:Dimerization; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D031541:Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D058619:Maltose-Binding Proteins; D056511:Metallochaperones; D018832:Molecular Chaperones / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: C474500:ATOX1 protein, human; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D002614:Chelating Agents; D000079922:Copper Transport Proteins; D058619:Maltose-Binding Proteins; D056511:Metallochaperones; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D003300:Copper; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; C081184:ATP7A protein, human; D000073840:Copper-Transporting ATPases