ATP7A-Regulated Enzyme Metalation and Trafficking in the Menkes Disease Puzzle

Copper is vital for numerous cellular functions affecting all tissues and organ systems in the body. The copper pump, ATP7A is critical for whole-body, cellular, and subcellular copper homeostasis, and dysfunction due to genetic defects results in Menkes disease. ATP7A dysfunction leads to copper de...

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Main Authors: Nina Horn, Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Biomedicines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/4/391