Copper

"Copper" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A heavy metal trace element with the atomic symbol Cu, atomic number 29, and atomic weight 63.55.

Descriptor ID	D003300
MeSH Number(s)	D01.268.556.195 D01.268.956.170 D01.552.544.195
Concept/Terms	Copper Copper Copper-63 Copper 63

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]
Elements [D01.268]
Metals, Heavy [D01.268.556]
Copper [D01.268.556.195]
Transition Elements [D01.268.956]
Copper [D01.268.956.170]
Metals [D01.552]
Metals, Heavy [D01.552.544]
Copper [D01.552.544.195]

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Bar chart showing 47 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2014 and 2025

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	1	0	1
1999	0	1	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	1	1	2
2005	1	1	2
2006	1	1	2
2007	1	0	1
2008	0	1	1
2011	0	1	1
2012	1	1	2
2013	3	0	3
2014	4	0	4
2015	0	2	2
2016	1	1	2
2017	2	0	2
2018	3	0	3
2019	1	0	1
2020	1	1	2
2021	1	1	2
2022	1	2	3
2023	1	2	3
2024	2	0	2
2025	4	0	4

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Liu H, Zheng Z, Zhou C, Chen Z, Peng K, Li C, Huang H, Wang L, Liu Y, Li L, Xu S, Li Y, Yang Y, Xiang Y, Zheng J. Photoelectrochemical detection of epigenetic 5-hydroxymethylcytosine based on Cu2O@CuO@Ag and self-triggered isothermal amplification. Anal Chim Acta. 2026 Jan 22; 1384:344968.

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Zhan X, Xiao H, Zhang X, Li S, Zhang W, Ma L, Tang J, Meng X. A metallic metabolic nano-regulator reprograms the PKM2/HIF-1a/DLAT axis to amplify tumor-specific cuproptosis. Biomaterials. 2026 Feb; 325:123626.

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Noor S, Hassan MA, Aslam MA, Muhammad SA, Quosain Naqvi T, Batool Alvi G, Nagaraj H, Bilal Hussain S, Rotello VM. Fungal Biosystems for the Fabrication of Copper Nanoparticles: An Effective Approach for the Treatment of Bacterial Biofilms. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2025 Jul 30; 17(30):42706-42716.

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Messina MS, Torrente L, Pezacki AT, Humpel HI, Li EL, Miller SG, Verdejo-Torres O, Padilla-Benavides T, Brady DC, Killilea DW, Killilea AN, Ralle M, Ward NP, Ohata J, DeNicola GM, Chang CJ. A histochemical approach to activity-based copper sensing reveals cuproplasia-dependent vulnerabilities in cancer. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jan 21; 122(3):e2412816122.

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Verdejo-Torres O, Klein DC, Novoa-Aponte L, Carrazco-Carrillo J, Bonilla-Pinto D, Rivera A, Bakhshian A, Fitisemanu FM, Jim?nez-Gonz?lez ML, Flinn L, Pezacki AT, Lanzirotti A, Ortiz Frade LA, Chang CJ, Navea JG, Blaby-Haas CE, Hainer SJ, Padilla-Benavides T. Cysteine Rich Intestinal Protein 2 is a copper-responsive regulator of skeletal muscle differentiation and metal homeostasis. PLoS Genet. 2024 Dec; 20(12):e1011495.

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Fitisemanu FM, Padilla-Benavides T. Emerging perspectives of copper-mediated transcriptional regulation in mammalian cell development. Metallomics. 2024 10 04; 16(10).

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Riyal I, Singh KK, Ramola A, Rawat J, Pathak SK, Panja S, Sharma H, Dwivedi C. Fabrication of magnetite/GO/potassium copper hexacyanoferrate nanocomposite for removal of radioactive cesium ions. J Environ Radioact. 2024 Sep; 278:107481.

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Huang D, Chen L, Ji Q, Xiang Y, Zhou Q, Chen K, Zhang X, Zou F, Zhang X, Zhao Z, Wang T, Zheng G, Meng X. Lead aggravates Alzheimer's disease pathology via mitochondrial copper accumulation regulated by COX17. Redox Biol. 2024 02; 69:102990.

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Polanco A, Liang G, Park S, Wang Y, Graham RJ, Yoon S. Trace metal optimization in CHO cell culture through statistical design of experiments. Biotechnol Prog. 2023 Nov-Dec; 39(6):e3368.

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Nelson SJ, Williams JT, Buglino JA, Nambi S, Lojek LJ, Glickman MS, Ioerger TR, Sassetti CM. The Rip1 intramembrane protease contributes to iron and zinc homeostasis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. mSphere. 2023 08 24; 8(4):e0038922.

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