title: Role of external loops of human ceruloplasmin in copper loading by ATP7B and Ccc2p.
abstract: Ceruloplasmin is a multicopper oxidase required for correct iron homeostasis.Previously, we have identified a ceruloplasmin mutant associated with the iron overload disease aceruloplasminemia, which was unable to acquire copper from the mammalian pump ATP7B but could be produced in an enzymatically active form in yeast. Here, we report the expression of recombinant ceruloplasmin in the yeast Pichia pastoris and the study of the role of five surface-exposed loops in copper incorporation by comparing the efficiencies of mammalian ATP7B and yeast Ccc2p. The possibility to "mix and match" mammalian and yeast multicopper oxidases and copper ATPases can provide clues on the molecular features underlying the process of copper loading in multicopper oxidases.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia, Università ROMA TRE, 00146 Rome.
authors.forename: Nunziata
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maio
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Polticelli
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Francesco
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: Maria Carmela
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bonaccorsi di Patti
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Musci
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002570:Ceruloplasmin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D003300:Copper / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000073840:Copper-Transporting ATPases; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010843:Pichia / Q000378:metabolism; D011487:Protein Conformation; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D014714:Vertebrates
chemical_list: D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D003300:Copper; D002570:Ceruloplasmin; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; C000612464:ATP7B protein, human; D000073840:Copper-Transporting ATPases