Issue 1, 2008

The role of ligand-containing loops at copper sites in proteins

Abstract

Covering: primarily 2003–2007

Many approaches are being used to engineer metalloproteins, with most of these informed by, and aiming to further elucidate, the basic structural requirements for biological metal centers. Cupredoxins are type 1 (T1) copper-containing electron transfer (ET) proteins with a β-barrel fold that is thought to constrain metal site structure. The T1 copper ion is bound by ligands mainly originating from a single active site loop whose length and structure varies. This Highlight article will focus on protein engineering studies which have investigated the role of the metal-binding loop for active site integrity and functionality. Scaffold differences are present within the cupredoxin family and their influence has also been assessed. Given the widespread occurrence of β-barrel domains in nature, and the array of metal sites in proteins composed of loop regions, the studies described on this model system have implications for a variety of metalloproteins.

Graphical abstract: The role of ligand-containing loops at copper sites in proteins

Article information

Article type
Highlight
Submitted
20 Aug 2007
First published
08 Oct 2007

Nat. Prod. Rep., 2008,25, 15-24

The role of ligand-containing loops at copper sites in proteins

C. Dennison, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2008, 25, 15 DOI: 10.1039/B707987G

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