Abstract: Cellular and organismic copper (Cu) homeostasis is regulated by Cu transporters and Cu chaperones to ensure the controlled uptake, distrib

Copper Homeostasis in the Model Organism C. elegans

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Abstract: Cellular and organismic copper (Cu) homeostasis is regulated by Cu transporters and Cu chaperones to ensure the controlled uptake, distribution and export of Cu ions. Many of these processes have been extensively investigated in mammalian cell culture, as well as in humans and in mammalian model organisms. Most of the human genes encoding proteins involved in Cu homeostasis have orthologs in the model organism, Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans ). Starting with a compilation of human Cu proteins and their orthologs, this review presents an overview of Cu homeostasis in C. elegans , comparing it to the human system, thereby establishing the basis for an assessment of the suitability of C. elegans as a model to answer mechanistic questions relating to human Cu homeostasis. Keywords: C. elegans ; copper transport; copper deficiency; copper toxicity; reactive oxygen species

Ohse, V.A.; Klotz, L.-O.; Priebs, J. Copper Homeostasis in the Model Organism C. elegans. Cells 2024, 13, 727. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13090727