An Overlooked Hepcidin–Cadmium Connection

D Płonka, MD Wiśniewska, MD Peris-Díaz… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
… (5R-hepcidin). … hepcidin we demonstrated that hepcidin can compete for Cd(II) ions with
metallothionein-2, a cellular cadmium target. This study enabled us to conclude that hepcidin

[HTML][HTML] The Cu (II) affinity constant and reactivity of Hepcidin-25, the main iron regulator in human blood

D Płonka, MD Wiśniewska, J Ziemska-Legięcka… - Journal of inorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hepcidin is an iron regulatory hormone that does not bind iron directly. Instead, its mature
25… The Cu(II)-hepcidin complex was previously studied, but due to poor solubility and difficult …

Cellular dynamics of transition metal exchange on proteins: a challenge but a bonanza for coordination chemistry

JM Moulis - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
… and mechanistic properties of ill-characterized metalloproteins at … hepcidin without evidence
of transition metal binding [64]. Similarly, production of C-terminal histidine-tagged hepcidin

Characterizing Transition Metal Homeostasis at the Host-Pathogen Interface

EML Culbertson - 2020 - jscholarship.library.jhu.edu
… During infection, the small peptide hormone hepcidin is secreted from the liver (12-14). It …
We next tested whether calprotectin association with Bb required transition metal binding sites …

[图书][B] Characterizing iron sensing and overload in health and disease

E Charlebois - 2022 - search.proquest.com
hepcidin (gene name: HAMP) which functions by preventing cellular iron export through
ferroportin. Consequently, sustained elevated hepcidin … We then explored hepcidin’s regulatory …

Understanding metal binding in neuromedin C

AB Uceda, L Marino, M Adrover, B Vilanova - Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
… NMC–Cu 2+ complexes were further characterized by pH titration. The stoichiometries
and overall stability constants (log β pqr ) thus determined, which are shown in Table 2, were …

[图书][B] Physiological Effects of Transition Metals and Serum Albumin on Proinsulin C-peptide

JA San Juan - 2023 - search.proquest.com
… Because the Heffern lab has characterized the Cu-binding properties of C-peptide, we …
function of bioactive peptides at a molecular level such as insulin, oxytocin, and hepcidin.…

Investigating the Metal Binding and Transport Properties of ZntA and ZupT

C Roberts - 2022 - search.proquest.com
… necessary to explore the metal binding characteristics of two metal transporters from … the
hormone hepcidin (56). Iron overload can be caused by mutations affecting hepcidin production, …

Human Antimicrobial Peptide Hepcidin 25-Induced Apoptosis in Candida albicans

RC Chen, CY Lan - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hepcidin 25 (hep 25) is a cysteine-rich 25-amino acid antimicrobial peptide containing the
amino-terminal Cu(II)/Ni(II)-binding (ATCUN) motif. Upon metal binding, the ATCUN motif is …

Iron metabolism, calcium, magnesium and trace elements: a review

T Rolić, M Yazdani, S Mandić, S Distante - Biological Trace Element …, 2024 - Springer
… (Cp), and hephaestin are coordinated by hepcidin (Hep) to ensure efficient Fe acquisition …
young women was described as being characterized by lethargy, decreased work capacity, …