1.14.13.25 copper the enzyme expresses the soluble enzyme form under copper limitation, and the membrane-bound particulate MMO at high copper-to-biomass ratio, mechanism of the copper switch involves a tetrameric 480 kDA sensor protein MmoS, encoded by gene mmoS, as part of a two-component signaling system, domain organization, MmoS contains a FAD cofactor, indirect regulation without binding of copper to MmoS, overview 672049 1.14.13.25 Cu2+ cells adapted to the respective medium, either lacking Cu (sMMO production) or containing 0.01 mM Cu (pMMO production) 701759 1.14.13.25 Cu2+ component C contains no copper 438939 1.14.13.25 Cu2+ copper genetically regulates the enzyme activity of the soluble and membrane-bound form 438928, 438929 1.14.13.25 Cu2+ copper-containing protein component contains one copper atom per molecule 438921 1.14.13.25 Cu2+ cytochrome component contains 0.3-0.8 atoms copper per molecule 438921 1.14.13.25 Cu2+ expression of the genes encoding sMMO and pMMO is regulated by copper ions, with sMMO expressed solely when copper is limiting 703761 1.14.13.25 Cu2+ metal-binding titrations of MMOD and copper 765765 1.14.13.25 Cu2+ the membrane-bound pMMO contains 4.8 Cu2+ ions per 100 kDa protomer the purified pMMO contains 1.4 Cu2+ ions per 100 kDa protomer, the enzyme contains a dinuclear copper center 685262 1.14.13.25 Cu2+ when allylthiourea is removed, sMMO activity is maintained for an additional 24 generations, albeit at a slightly lower level due to the presence of 0.0007 mM of Cu2+ in the feed medium 704758