5n4l
Rat ceruloplasmin trigonal form
Structural highlights
FunctionCERU_RAT Ceruloplasmin is a blue, copper-binding (6-7 atoms per molecule) glycoprotein. It has ferroxidase activity oxidizing Fe(2+) to Fe(3+) without releasing radical oxygen species. It is involved in iron transport across the cell membrane. May also play a role in fetal lung development or pulmonary antioxidant defense. involved in iron transport across the cell membrane (By similarity). Provides Cu(2+) ions for the ascorbate-mediated deaminase degradation of the heparan sulfate chains of GPC1.[1] Publication Abstract from PubMedCeruloplasmin (Cp) is a copper-containing multifunctional oxidase of plasma, an antioxidant, an acute-phase protein and a free radical scavenger. The structural organization of Cp causes its sensitivity to proteolysis and ROS (reactive oxygen species), which can alter some of the important Cp functions. Elucidation of the orthorhombic crystal structure of rat Cp at 2.3 A resolution revealed the basis for stronger resistance of rat Cp to proteolysis and a new labile copper binding site. The presence of this site appears as a very rare and distinctive feature of rat Cp as was shown by sequence alignment of ceruloplasmin, hephaestin and zyklopen in the Deuterostomia taxonomic group. The trigonal crystal form of rat Cp at 3.2 A demonstrates unexpected partial substitution of copper by zinc. Rat ceruloplasmin: a new labile copper binding site and zinc/copper mosaic.,Samygina VR, Sokolov AV, Bourenkov G, Schneider TR, Anashkin VA, Kozlov SO, Kolmakov NN, Vasilyev VB Metallomics. 2017 Nov 27. doi: 10.1039/c7mt00157f. PMID:29177316[2] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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