Structural highlights
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
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Cytochrome c (Cc) and cytochrome c peroxidase (CcP) form an important redox pair for understanding interprotein electron transfer (ET). Measurements of ET rates from photoexcited CcP substituted with Zn porphyrin to either yeast Fe(III)Cc or horse Fe(III)Cc in crystals reveal that the molecular associations found in the respective crystal structures determine solution reactivity. Similar forward rates for yeast isozyme-1 Cc (yCc) and yCc homologue horse Cc (hCc), despite different orientations relative to CcP, suggest small-amplitude conformational gating of ET even in the crystalline state; faster back ET in the yCc compared to the hCc complex agrees with the relative coupling between redox sites predicted by the structures.
Electron transfer between cytochrome c and cytochome c peroxidase in single crystals.,Kang SA, Marjavaara PJ, Crane BR J Am Chem Soc. 2004 Sep 8;126(35):10836-7. PMID:15339156[1]
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References
- ↑ Kang SA, Marjavaara PJ, Crane BR. Electron transfer between cytochrome c and cytochome c peroxidase in single crystals. J Am Chem Soc. 2004 Sep 8;126(35):10836-7. PMID:15339156 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja049230u
