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Identification of zyklopen, a new member of the vertebrate multicopper ferroxidase family, and characterization in rodents and human cells.


ABSTRACT: We previously detected a membrane-bound, copper-containing oxidase that may be involved in iron efflux in BeWo cells, a human placental cell line. We have now identified a gene encoding a predicted multicopper ferroxidase (MCF) with a putative C-terminal membrane-spanning sequence and high sequence identity to hephaestin (Heph) and ceruloplasmin (Cp), the other known vertebrate MCF. Molecular modeling revealed conservation of all type I, II, and III copper-binding sites as well as a putative iron-binding site. Protein expression was observed in multiple diverse mouse tissues, including placenta and mammary gland, and the expression pattern was distinct from that of Cp and Heph. The protein possessed ferroxidase activity, and protein levels decreased in cellular copper deficiency. Knockdown with small interfering RNA in BeWo cells indicates that this gene represents the previously detected oxidase. We propose calling this new member of the MCF family "zyklopen."

SUBMITTER: Chen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2937573 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Identification of zyklopen, a new member of the vertebrate multicopper ferroxidase family, and characterization in rodents and human cells.

Chen Huijun H   Attieh Zouhair K ZK   Syed Basharut A BA   Kuo Yien-Ming YM   Stevens Valerie V   Fuqua Brie K BK   Andersen Henriette S HS   Naylor Claire E CE   Evans Robert W RW   Gambling Lorraine L   Danzeisen Ruth R   Bacouri-Haidar Mhenia M   Usta Julnar J   Vulpe Chris D CD   McArdle Harry J HJ  

The Journal of nutrition 20100804 10


We previously detected a membrane-bound, copper-containing oxidase that may be involved in iron efflux in BeWo cells, a human placental cell line. We have now identified a gene encoding a predicted multicopper ferroxidase (MCF) with a putative C-terminal membrane-spanning sequence and high sequence identity to hephaestin (Heph) and ceruloplasmin (Cp), the other known vertebrate MCF. Molecular modeling revealed conservation of all type I, II, and III copper-binding sites as well as a putative iro  ...[more]

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