Journal
METALLOMICS
Volume 6, Issue 10, Pages 1894-1904Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c4mt00176a
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- Australian Research Council
- Australian National Health and Medical Research Council
- Operational Infrastructure Support Victorian State Government
- Argonne National Laboratory [DE-AC02-06CH11357]
- Australian Synchrotron Research Fund [AS_IA083/APS10858]
- International Synchrotron Access Program
- Australian Government
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The amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene family includes APP and the amyloid precursor-like proteins, APLP1 and APLP2. These proteins contain metal binding sites for copper, zinc and iron and are known to have physiological roles in modulating the metal homeostasis in brain cells. Here we report the application of X-ray fluorescence microscopy (XFM) to investigate the subcellular distribution patterns of the metal ions Cu, Zn, Fe, and Ca in individual neurons derived from APP and APLP2 knockout mice brains to further define their role in metal homeostasis. These studies add to the growing body of data that the APP family of proteins are metalloproteins that have shared as well as distinct effects on metals. As we continue to delineate the cellular effects of the APP family of proteins it is important to consider how metals are involved in their actions.
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