TY - THES AB - Copper is essential for cellular function, but excess copper is toxic, requiring tight regulation through copper‑binding proteins and the ATP7A and ATP7B transporters. While ATP7B’s role in hepatic copper export is well established, its functions in other tissues are less understood. This work examines ATP7B expression and trafficking in the human large intestine and ovary. In colonic epithelial cells, ATP7B localizes apically and undergoes copper‑dependent trafficking, supporting a model in which excess copper is packaged into vesicles and excreted into the intestinal lumen. Additionally, using cisplatin‑resistant A2780‑CP20 cells, we show that ATP7B does not traffic in response to copper or cisplatin, suggesting that resistance arises from intracellular binding and sequestration rather than ATP7B‑mediated drug efflux. AD - Oregon Health and Science University AU - Zuzel, Vesna DA - 2010 DO - 10.6083/M41834GZ DO - DOI ED - Lutsenko, Svetlana ED - Mentor ID - 556 KW - Intestines KW - Adenosine Triphosphatases KW - Ovary KW - Homeostasis KW - Ovarian Neoplasms KW - Copper L1 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/556/files/557_etd.pdf L2 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/556/files/557_etd.pdf L4 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/556/files/557_etd.pdf LK - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/556/files/557_etd.pdf N2 - Copper is essential for cellular function, but excess copper is toxic, requiring tight regulation through copper‑binding proteins and the ATP7A and ATP7B transporters. While ATP7B’s role in hepatic copper export is well established, its functions in other tissues are less understood. This work examines ATP7B expression and trafficking in the human large intestine and ovary. In colonic epithelial cells, ATP7B localizes apically and undergoes copper‑dependent trafficking, supporting a model in which excess copper is packaged into vesicles and excreted into the intestinal lumen. Additionally, using cisplatin‑resistant A2780‑CP20 cells, we show that ATP7B does not traffic in response to copper or cisplatin, suggesting that resistance arises from intracellular binding and sequestration rather than ATP7B‑mediated drug efflux. PB - Oregon Health and Science University PY - 2010 T1 - ATP7B expression and trafficking in the intestine and ovary: insights into specialized function TI - ATP7B expression and trafficking in the intestine and ovary: insights into specialized function UR - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/556/files/557_etd.pdf Y1 - 2010 ER -