Copper signalling: causes and consequences

J Kardos, L Héja, Á Simon, I Jablonkai… - Cell Communication and …, 2018 - Springer
Copper-containing enzymes perform fundamental functions by activating dioxygen (O 2) and
therefore allowing chemical energy-transfer for aerobic metabolism. The copper …

Towards a molecular understanding of endosomal trafficking by Retromer and Retriever

KE Chen, MD Healy, BM Collins - Traffic, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Endosomes are dynamic intracellular compartments that control the sorting of a constant
stream of different transmembrane cargos either for ESCRT‐mediated degradation or for …

Excessive copper impairs intrahepatocyte trafficking and secretion of selenoprotein P

M Schwarz, CE Meyer, A Löser, K Lossow… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Selenium homeostasis depends on hepatic biosynthesis of selenoprotein P (SELENOP) and
SELENOP-mediated transport from the liver to eg the brain. In addition, the liver maintains …

The mitochondrion: a central architect of copper homeostasis

ZN Baker, PA Cobine, SC Leary - Metallomics, 2017 - academic.oup.com
All known eukaryotes require copper for their development and survival. The essentiality of
copper reflects its widespread use as a co-factor in conserved enzymes that catalyze …

Maintaining order: COG complex controls Golgi trafficking, processing, and sorting

JB Blackburn, Z D'Souza, VV Lupashin - FEBS letters, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The conserved oligomeric Golgi (COG) complex, a multisubunit tethering complex of the
CATCHR (complexes associated with tethering containing helical rods) family, controls …

The endolysosomal system and proteostasis: from development to degeneration

B Winckler, V Faundez, S Maday, Q Cai… - Journal of …, 2018 - Soc Neuroscience
How do neurons adapt their endolysosomal system to address the particular challenge of
membrane transport across their elaborate cellular landscape and to maintain proteostasis …

ATP7A-regulated enzyme metalation and trafficking in the menkes disease puzzle

N Horn, P Wittung-Stafshede - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Copper is vital for numerous cellular functions affecting all tissues and organ systems in the
body. The copper pump, ATP7A is critical for whole-body, cellular, and subcellular copper …

Activity and trafficking of copper-transporting ATPases in tumor development and defense against platinum-based drugs

R Petruzzelli, RS Polishchuk - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Membrane trafficking pathways emanating from the Golgi regulate a wide range of cellular
processes. One of these is the maintenance of copper (Cu) homeostasis operated by the …

Wilson's disease: facing the challenge of diagnosing a rare disease

A Sánchez-Monteagudo, E Ripollés, M Berenguer… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Wilson disease (WD) is a rare disorder caused by mutations in ATP7B, which leads to the
defective biliary excretion of copper. The subsequent gradual accumulation of copper in …

Dynamic and cell-specific transport networks for intracellular copper ions

S Lutsenko - Journal of cell science, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Copper (Cu) homeostasis is essential for the development and function of many organisms.
In humans, Cu misbalance causes serious pathologies and has been observed in a growing …