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The X-ray structure of human serum ceruloplasmin has been solved at a resolution of 3.1 Å. The structure reveals that the molecule is comprised of six plastocyanin-type domains arranged in a triangular array. There are six copper atoms; three form a trinuclear cluster sited at the interface of domains 1 and 6, and there are three mononuclear sites in domains 2,4 and 6. Each of the mononuclear coppers is coordinated to a cysteine and two histidine residues, and those in domains 4 and 6 also coordinate to a methionine residue; in domain 2, the methionine is replaced by a leucine residue which may form van der Waals type contacts with the copper. The trinuclear centre and the mononuclear copper in domain 6 form a cluster essentially the same as that found in ascorbate oxidase, strongly suggesting an oxidase role for ceruloplasmin in the plasma.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 15-23 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1996 |
ID: 5545677