Mechanisms regulating the function of the ATP7B copper-ATPase
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posted on 2004-01-01, 00:00authored byMichael Alan Cater
The copper-transporting ATP7B protein is defective in patients with Wilson disease, which causes the accumulation of toxic levels of copper in the body particularly in the liver. This thesis provides new information about how ATP7B maintains copper levels in the body within safe limits.