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hexadecaheme high molecular weight cytochrome Hmc from Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenboroughhexadecaheme high molecular weight cytochrome Hmc from Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough
Structural highlights
FunctionHMWC_NITV2 HMWC (high-molecular-weight cytochrome c), ORF2, ORF3, ORF4, ORF5 and ORF6 in the HMC operon form a transmembrane protein complex that allows electron flow from the periplasmic hydrogenase to the cytoplasmic enzymes that catalyze reduction of sulfates. 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 PubMedSulfate-reducing bacteria contain a variety of multi-heme c-type cytochromes. The cytochrome of highest molecular weight (Hmc) contains 16 heme groups and is part of a transmembrane complex involved in the sulfate respiration pathway. We present the 2.42 A resolution crystal structure of the Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough cytochrome Hmc and a structural model of the complex with its physiological electron transfer partner, cytochrome c(3), obtained by NMR restrained soft-docking calculations. The Hmc is composed of three domains, which exist independently in different sulfate-reducing species, namely cytochrome c(3), cytochrome c(7), and Hcc. The complex involves the last heme at the C-terminal region of the V-shaped Hmc and heme 4 of cytochrome c(3), and represents an example for specific cytochrome-cytochrome interaction. The crystal structure of the hexadeca-heme cytochrome Hmc and a structural model of its complex with cytochrome c(3).,Czjzek M, ElAntak L, Zamboni V, Morelli X, Dolla A, Guerlesquin F, Bruschi M Structure. 2002 Dec;10(12):1677-86. PMID:12467575[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences |
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