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We previously generated a conditional knock-in mouse model of dHMNX expressing Atp7aT985I, the murine orthologue of the human T994I variant identified in dHMNX patients. Although Atp7aT985I mice did not develop overt motor degeneration, affected males showed a trend toward reduced Cu levels in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The high-affinity copper transporter Ctr1, encoded by Slc31a1, regulates Cu uptake, and ubiquitous heterozygosity for Slc31a1 (Ctr1+\/\u2212) has been reported to limit Cu availability in the nervous system without impairing motor performance. In this study, we genetically restricted Cu availability in Atp7aT985I mice by crossing them with Ctr1+\/\u2212 animals. Atp7aT985I\/Ctr1+\/\u2212 males exhibited significantly reduced Cu levels in both the central nervous system and PNS compared to wild-type littermates. At 6 months of age, behavioural testing and histopathological assessment revealed mild motor deficits and axonal loss, preferentially affecting small-caliber fibres exclusively in the Cu-restricted\u00a0Atp7aT985Imales. Tandem mass tag-based proteomics of sciatic nerve identified significant changes linked to energy metabolism, cytoskeletal integrity, and cellular stress responses. Together, these data show that limiting Cu availability unmasks a dHMNX-like phenotype in Atp7aT985I\/Ctr1+\/\u2212 mice, demonstrate the critical role of Cu availability in maintaining peripheral axons and suggest that reduced Cu in motor neurons contributes to axonal degeneration in dHMNX.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/mtomcs\/mfag020","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,4]],"date-time":"2026-06-04T11:43:47Z","timestamp":1780573427000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Copper restriction unmasks axonal degeneration in a mouse model of X-linked hereditary motor neuropathy"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"G","family":"Perez-Siles","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney , Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia"},{"name":"Northcott Neuroscience Laboratory, ANZAC Research Institute , Sydney, NSW 2139 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