The novel cyclodecapeptide c(GMTCSGCSRP) is able to bind soft metals with a selectivity for Hg(2+) and Cu(+) over Pb(2+), Cd(2+) and Zn(2+), and is demonstrated to be an excellent structural model of the binding loop of the copper metallochaperone Atx1 in its apo and mercury loaded forms.
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