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Metal Chaperones

Metal Chaperones is a specialized protein-based mechanism that selectively binds and delivers metal ions to specific target proteins, thereby ensuring precise intracellular metal cofactor allocation while minimizing toxicity and mismetalation.

242

Publications

16.7K

Citations

1.1K

Authors

378

Institutions

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2017–2026

53

Variants

Metallochaperones

Parents

Publications

242

The Copper Chaperone for Superoxide Dismutase

Valeria Culotta, Leo W. J. Klomp, Jeffrey Strain et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1997 · 855 citations · Full text

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Metal Ion Chaperone Function of the Soluble Cu(I) Receptor Atx1

Robert A. Pufahl, Christopher P. Singer, Katrina Peariso et al. · Science · 1997 · 696 citations

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Sequential interaction of the chaperones BiP and GRP94 with immunoglobulin chains in the endoplasmic reticulum

J Melnick, Jeanne L. Dul, Yair Argon · Nature · 1994 · 425 citations

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Oxygen‐induced maturation of SOD1: a key role for disulfide formation by the copper chaperone CCS

Yoshiaki Furukawa, Andrew S. Torres, Thomas V. O’Halloran · The EMBO Journal · 2004 · 371 citations · Full text

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Mechanisms of copper homeostasis in bacteria

José Argüello, Daniel Raimunda, Teresita Padilla‐Benavides · Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology · 2013 · 297 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.1K

  1. PW
    Pernilla Wittung‐Stafshede

    Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

    11 publications · 529 citations

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  2. TV
    Thomas V. O’Halloran

    Northwestern University, United States

    9 publications · 1.9K citations

    9

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  3. NJ
    Ninian J. Blackburn

    Oregon Health & Science University, United States

    9 publications · 399 citations

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  4. IB
    Ivano Bertini

    University of Florence, Italy

    8 publications · 914 citations

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  5. LB
    Lucia Banci

    University of Florence, Italy

    8 publications · 914 citations

    8

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Institutions

378

  1. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    14 h-index

    53 publications

    11.5K citations

  2. University of Florence

    Florence, Italy

    13 h-index

    57 publications

    6.2K citations

  3. Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives

    Paris, France

    10 h-index

    53 publications

    2.1K citations

  4. Interuniversity Consortium for Magnetic Resonance

    Sesto Fiorentino, Italy

    10 h-index

    38 publications

    4.3K citations

  5. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    9 h-index

    49 publications

    4.8K citations

  6. Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland, United States

    8 h-index

    24 publications

    1K citations

  7. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    8 h-index

    29 publications

    10.8K citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    37 publications

    1K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 27 publications · 3.2K citations

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  2. Biochemistry

    19 publications · 1K citations

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  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 12 publications · 1.4K citations

    13

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  4. Biochemical Journal

    BJ · 9 publications · 586 citations

    9

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  5. FEBS Letters

    7 publications · 376 citations

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