Structural highlights
Function
[CY550_SYNY3] Low-potential cytochrome c that plays a role in the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II (PSII). Required for normal function or stabilization of PSII. Extrinsic protein associated with PSII that enhances oxygen evolution.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The crystal structure of low-potential cytochrome c549, an extrinsic component of the photosystem II (PS II) from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, was obtained directly from single-wavelength 1.21 A resolution diffraction data. This is the first monodomain bis-histidinyl monoheme cytochrome c to be structurally characterized. The extended N-terminal region of c549 builds up a two-strand antiparallel beta-sheet in a hairpin motif, which extends through two molecules owing to crystal packing. Both peptide termini are involved in crystal contacts, which may explain their protrusion out of the globular fold. The C-terminus is preceded by a 9 A-long hydrophobic finger extending from a positively charged base and could be involved in PSII interactions, as well as a protruding negative patch built by a set of conserved acidic residues among c549 sequences.
Crystal structure of low-potential cytochrome c549 from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 at 1.21 A resolution.,Frazao C, Enguita FJ, Coelho R, Sheldrick GM, Navarro JA, Hervas M, De la Rosa MA, Carrondo MA J Biol Inorg Chem. 2001 Mar;6(3):324-32. PMID:11315568[1]
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References
- ↑ Frazao C, Enguita FJ, Coelho R, Sheldrick GM, Navarro JA, Hervas M, De la Rosa MA, Carrondo MA. Crystal structure of low-potential cytochrome c549 from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 at 1.21 A resolution. J Biol Inorg Chem. 2001 Mar;6(3):324-32. PMID:11315568
