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The affinity of yeast and bacterial SCO proteins for CU(I) and CU(II). A capture and release strategy for copper transfer.


ABSTRACT: SCO (Synthesis of Cytochrome c Oxidase) proteins are present in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and are often required for efficient synthesis of the respiratory enzyme cytochrome c oxidase. The Bacillus subtilis version of SCO (i.e., BsSCO) has much greater affinity for Cu(II) than it does for Cu(I) (Davidson and Hill, 2009), and this has been contrasted to mitochondrial SCO proteins that are characterized as being specific for Cu(I) (Nittis, George and Winge, 2001). This differential affinity has been proposed to reflect the different physiological environments in which these two members of the SCO protein family reside. In this study the affinity of mitochondrial SCO1 from yeast is compared directly to that of BsSCO in vitro. We find that the yeast SCO1 protein has similar preference for Cu(II) over Cu(I), as does BsSCO. We propose a mechanism for SCO function which would involve high-affinity binding to capture Cu(II), and relatively weak binding of Cu(I) to facilitate copper transfer.

SUBMITTER: Xu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5668878 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The affinity of yeast and bacterial SCO proteins for CU(I) and CU(II). A capture and release strategy for copper transfer.

Xu Shuai S   Andrews Diann D   Hill Bruce C BC  

Biochemistry and biophysics reports 20150814


SCO (<i>S</i>ynthesis of <i>C</i>ytochrome <i>c O</i>xidase) proteins are present in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and are often required for efficient synthesis of the respiratory enzyme cytochrome <i>c</i> oxidase. The <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> version of SCO (<i>i.e., Bs</i>SCO) has much greater affinity for Cu(II) than it does for Cu(I) (Davidson and Hill, 2009), and this has been contrasted to mitochondrial SCO proteins that are characterized as being specific for Cu(I) (Nittis, George a  ...[more]

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