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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-3-6
pubmed:abstractText
The production of pigment in mammalian melanocytes requires the interaction of at least 3 melanogenic enzymes, which regulate the type and amount of melanins produced. All 3 known enzymes belong to the TRP gene family and share many common structural features, including two metal binding domains thought to be important to their catalytic functions. This study used radiolabeled metal ligand binding with autoradiography as well as reconstitution protocols to analyze the binding of metal cations to these enzymes. The results demonstrate that all 3 enzymes are capable of binding divalent metal cations; copper is bound to tyrosinase but not to TRP1 or TRP2. TRP2 requires zinc as its metal ligand, and small amounts of iron bound to TRP2; TRP1 did not bind copper, zinc or iron. Clearly, the specific binding of different metals by the TRPs is responsible for their distinct catalytic functions in melanogenesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
26
pubmed:volume
242
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
579-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-6-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Apoenzymes, pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Autoradiography, pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Conserved Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Intramolecular Oxidoreductases, pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Melanins, pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Melanocytes, pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Metals, Heavy, pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Oxidoreductases, pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Precipitin Tests, pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9464259-Substrate Specificity
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Metal ligand-binding specificities of the tyrosinase-related proteins.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't