title: Type-2 copper-containing enzymes.
abstract: Type-2 Cu sites are found in all the major branches of life and are often involved in the catalysis of oxygen species. Four type-2 Cu protein families are selected as model systems for review: amine oxidases, Cu monooxygenases, nitrite reductase/multicopper oxidase, and CuZn superoxide dismutase. For each model protein, the availability of multiple crystal structures and detailed enzymological studies provides a detailed molecular view of the type-2 Cu site and delineation of the mechanistic role of the Cu in biological function. Comparison of these model proteins leads to the identification of common properties of the Cu sites and insight into the evolution of the trinuclear active site found in multicopper oxidases.
authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
authors: I S
authors: IS
authors: MacPherson
authors: M E P
authors: ME
authors: Murphy
mesh_terms: D006631:Amine Oxidase (Copper-Containing) / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D020134:Catalytic Domain; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009572:Nitrite Reductases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003300:Copper; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D006631:Amine Oxidase (Copper-Containing); D009572:Nitrite Reductases; C052695:nitrite reductase, copper-containing