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Solution Structure Of Reduced Horse Heart Cytochrome c in 30% Acetonitrile Solution, NMR 30 Structures

Structural highlights

1lc2 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Equus caballus. Full experimental information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	Solution NMR, 30 models
Ligands:
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

CYC_HORSE Electron carrier protein. The oxidized form of the cytochrome c heme group can accept an electron from the heme group of the cytochrome c1 subunit of cytochrome reductase. Cytochrome c then transfers this electron to the cytochrome oxidase complex, the final protein carrier in the mitochondrial electron-transport chain. Plays a role in apoptosis. Suppression of the anti-apoptotic members or activation of the pro-apoptotic members of the Bcl-2 family leads to altered mitochondrial membrane permeability resulting in release of cytochrome c into the cytosol. Binding of cytochrome c to Apaf-1 triggers the activation of caspase-9, which then accelerates apoptosis by activating other caspases (By similarity).

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

Publication Abstract from PubMed

The complete solution structure of ferrocytochrome c in 30% acetonitrile/70% water has been determined using high-field 1D and 2D (1)H NMR methods and deposited in the Protein Data Bank with codes 1LC1 and 1LC2. This is the first time a complete solution protein structure has been determined for a protein in nonaqueous media. Ferrocyt c retains a native protein secondary structure (five alpha-helices and two omega loops) in 30% acetonitrile. H18 and M80 residues are the axial heme ligands, as in aqueous solution. Residues believed to be axial heme ligands in the alkaline-like conformers of ferricyt c, specifically H33 and K72, are positioned close to the heme iron. The orientations of both heme propionates are markedly different in 30% acetonitrile/70% water. Comparative structural analysis of reduced cyt c in 30% acetonitrile/70% water solution with cyt c in different environments has given new insight into the cyt c folding mechanism, the electron transfer pathway, and cell apoptosis.

Structure-function relationship of reduced cytochrome c probed by complete solution structure determination in 30% acetonitrile/water solution.,Sivakolundu SG, Mabrouk PA J Biol Inorg Chem. 2003 May;8(5):527-39. Epub 2003 Feb 15. PMID:12764601^[1]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

References

↑ Sivakolundu SG, Mabrouk PA. Structure-function relationship of reduced cytochrome c probed by complete solution structure determination in 30% acetonitrile/water solution. J Biol Inorg Chem. 2003 May;8(5):527-39. Epub 2003 Feb 15. PMID:12764601 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00775-002-0437-0