Caeruloplasmin: the Copper Chameleon

Some Of The Enigma Surrounding This Amazing Metalloprotein Is Unveiled

"an example of a 'moonlighting' protein that overcomes
the one-gene-one-structure function concept to follow
the changes of the organism in its physiological and
pathological conditions" - P.Bieli and L.Calabrese
chameleon
Caeruloplasmin MOTM July 2003

by and , School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, July 2003 About this Site

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