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August 24, 2025Open Access

Protein-Driven Copper Redox Regulation: Uncovering the Role of Disulphide Bonds and Allosteric Modulation

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RSRebecca Sternke‐HoffmannPaul Scherrer Institute CLChang LiuNanjing University of Chinese Medicine XWXue WangSalk Institute for Biological Studies

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Observational analysis reveals a novel redox mechanism in human serum albumin targeting copper, suggesting disulphide bonds are crucial for electron transfer.

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Copper reduction in human serum albumin significantly relies on disulphide bonds for electron transfer, promoting Cu(I) formation.
Key evidence shows reduced copper levels in response to chelation with tetrathiomolybdate, confirming the importance of the disulphide site.
This analysis utilizes diverse methods including X-ray absorption spectroscopy, marking it as a significant breakthrough in copper's role in biology.
These insights enhance understanding of how proteins modulate copper levels, which may have important implications in cellular processes.

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Sternke‐Hoffmann et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af5d5dad7bf08b1eae05bf https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.20.671251

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Observational analysis reveals a novel redox mechanism in human serum albumin targeting copper, suggesting disulphide bonds are crucial for electron transfer.

Protein-Driven Copper Redox Regulation: Uncovering the Role of Disulphide Bonds and Allosteric Modulation

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Protein-Driven Copper Redox Regulation: Uncovering the Role of Disulphide Bonds and Allosteric Modulation

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