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Cytochrome f
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| - | '''Cytochrome f''' (Cytf) is the largest subunit of the cytochrome b6f complex. This complex transfers electrons | + | '''Cytochrome f''' (Cytf) is the largest subunit of the cytochrome b6f complex. This complex transfers electrons from plastocyanin to the two reaction center complexes of oxygenic photosynthetic membranes.<ref>PMID:7631417</ref> |
== Structural highlights == | == Structural highlights == | ||
| - | The cytochrome b6f complex contains 4 Cytf, Cytb6, Rieske iron-sulfur protein and subunit IV. Cytf has an internal chain of water molecules conserved in all its 3D structures. The water chain is assumed to be a proton wire.<ref>PMID:11742345</ref> | + | The cytochrome b6f complex contains 4 subunits: Cytf, Cytb6, Rieske iron-sulfur protein and subunit IV. Cytf has an internal chain of water molecules conserved in all its 3D structures. The water chain is assumed to be a proton wire.<ref>PMID:11742345</ref> |
</StructureSection> | </StructureSection> | ||
==3D structures of cytochrome f== | ==3D structures of cytochrome f== | ||
Revision as of 12:00, 17 December 2015
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3D structures of cytochrome f
Updated on 17-December-2015
References
- ↑ Prince RC, George GN. Cytochrome f revealed. Trends Biochem Sci. 1995 Jun;20(6):217-8. PMID:7631417
- ↑ Larsen NA, Turner JM, Stevens J, Rosser SJ, Basran A, Lerner RA, Bruce NC, Wilson IA. Crystal structure of a bacterial cocaine esterase. Nat Struct Biol. 2002 Jan;9(1):17-21. PMID:11742345 doi:10.1038/nsb742
