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2. Dynamical interplay between the human high-affinity copper transporter hCtr1 and its cognate metal ionGulshan Walke , Jana Aupič, Hadeel Kashoua , Pavel Janoš, Shelly Meron , Yulia Shenberger , Zena Qasem , Lada Gevorkyan-Airapetov , Alessandra Magistrato, Sharon Ruthstein , 2022, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Abnormal cellular copper levels have been clearly implicated in genetic diseases, cancer, and neurodegeneration. Ctr1, a high-affinity copper transporter, is a homotrimeric integral membrane protein that provides the main route for cellular copper uptake. Together with a sophisticated copper transport system, Ctr1 regulates Cu(I) metabolism in eukaryotes. Despite its pivotal role in normal cell function, the molecular mechanism of copper uptake and transport via Ctr1 remains elusive. In this study, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), UV-visible spectroscopy, and all-atom simulations were employed to explore Cu(I) binding to full-length human Ctr1 (hCtr1), thereby elucidating how metal binding at multiple distinct sites affects the hCtr1 conformational dynamics. We demonstrate that each hCtr1 monomer binds up to five Cu(I) ions and that progressive Cu(I) binding triggers a marked structural rearrangement in the hCtr1 C-terminal region. The observed Cu(I)-induced conformational remodeling suggests that the C-terminal region may play a dual role, serving both as a channel gate and as a shuttle mediating the delivery of copper ions from the extracellular hCtr1 selectivity filter to intracellular metallochaperones. Our findings thus contribute to a more complete understanding of the mechanism of hCtr1-mediated Cu(I) uptake and provide a conceptual basis for developing mechanism-based therapeutics for treating pathological conditions linked to de-regulated copper metabolism.
Ključne besede: ctr1, copper, epr, molecular dynamics
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3. The conformational plasticity of the selectivity filter methionines controls the in-cell Cu(I) uptake through the CTR1 transporterPavel Janoš, Jana Aupič, Sharon Ruthstein , Alessandra Magistrato, 2022, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Copper is a trace element vital to many cellular functions. Yet its abnormal levels are toxic to cells, provoking a variety of severe diseases. The high affinity copper transporter 1 (CTR1), being the main in-cell copper [Cu(I)] entry route, tightly regulates its cellular uptake via a still elusive mechanism. Here, all-atoms simulations unlock the molecular terms of Cu(I) transport in eukaryotes disclosing that the two methionine (Met) triads, forming the selectivity filter, play an unprecedented dual role both enabling selective Cu(I) transport and regulating its uptake rate thanks to an intimate coupling between the conformational plasticity of their bulky side chains and the number of bound Cu(I) ions. Namely, the Met residues act as a gate reducing the Cu(I) import rate when two ions simultaneously bind to CTR1. This may represent an elegant autoregulatory mechanism through which CTR1 protects the cells from excessively high, and hence toxic, in-cell Cu(I) levels. Overall, our outcomes resolve fundamental questions in CTR1 biology and open new windows of opportunity to tackle diseases associated with an imbalanced copper uptake.
Ključne besede: copper, membrane transporter, molecular dynamics, QM/MM, free energy
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5. Self-assembly and regulation of protein cages frompre-organised coiled-coil modulesFabio Lapenta, Jana Aupič, Marco Vezzoli, Žiga Strmšek, Stefano Da Vela, Dmitrii Ivanovich Svergun, Jose Maria Carazo, Roberto Melero, Roman Jerala, 2021, izvirni znanstveni članek Objavljeno v RUNG: 11.02.2021; Ogledov: 2971; Prenosov: 126
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6. Designed folding pathway of modular coiled-coil-based proteinsJana Aupič, Žiga Strmšek, Fabio Lapenta, David Pahovnik, Tomaž Pisanski, Igor Drobnak, Ajasja Ljubetič, Roman Jerala, 2021, izvirni znanstveni članek Objavljeno v RUNG: 11.02.2021; Ogledov: 3160; Prenosov: 116
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