Cutc Copper Transporter Homolog (CUTC)

Cutc Copper Transporter Homolog (CUTC) may play a role in copper homeostasis. CUTC can bind one Cu1+ per subunit.

Cutc Copper Transporter Homolog (CUTC) Related Areas

 

Cutc Copper Transporter Homolog (CUTC) Alternative Names

CUTC, CGI-32, RP11-483F11.3 [Homo sapiens]

Cutc, 2310039I18Rik, AI326282, CGI-32 [Mus musculus]

Summaries for Cutc Copper Transporter Homolog (CUTC)

Entrez Gene summary for CUTC:

Members of the CUT family of copper transporters are associated with copper homeostasis and are involved in the uptake, storage, delivery, and efflux of copper (Gupta et al., 1995 [PubMed 7635807]; Li et al., 2005 [PubMed 16182249]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]

OMIM - description for CUTC:

Members of the CUT family of copper transporters are associated with copper homeostasis and are involved in the uptake, storage, delivery, and efflux of copper (Gupta et al., 1995; Li et al., 2005).

Wikipedia summary for CUTC:

Copper homeostasis protein cutC homolog is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CUTC gene.

Human Cutc Copper Transporter Homolog (CUTC) Protein General Information

 

• Protein names: Copper homeostasis protein cutC homolog
• Sequence length: 273 AA.
• Sequence similarities: CUTC belongs to the CutC family.
• Subunit structure: Homotetramer.
• Subcellular location: Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Note: The overexpressed protein is detected in the cytoplasm, and depending on the cell line, also in the nucleus.
• Tissue specificity: Ubiquitous.

General information above from UniProt

Function for Cutc Copper Transporter Homolog (CUTC) Protein

UniProtKB:

Cutc Copper Transporter Homolog (CUTC) may play a role in copper homeostasis. CUTC can bind one Cu1+ per subunit.

Genatlas:

• CUTC is involved in copper homeostasis
• CUTC is shuttle protein and plays important roles in intracellular copper trafficking

Homology for human Cutc Copper Transporter Homolog (CUTC)

• ortholog to murine Cutc