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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. | 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. | ||
<scene name='48/484838/Cv/ | <scene name='48/484838/Cv/12'>Heme binding site</scene> in Turnip cytochrome f | ||
<scene name='48/484838/Cv/ | <scene name='48/484838/Cv/13'>Covalent binding of heme to 2 Cys residues</scene> | ||
<scene name='48/484838/Cv/ | <scene name='48/484838/Cv/14'>Fe coordination site</scene> (PDB entry [[1ctm]]). | ||
</StructureSection> | </StructureSection> | ||
==3D structures of cytochrome f== | ==3D structures of cytochrome f== | ||
Revision as of 10:59, 18 February 2019
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.[1]
Structural highlightsThe 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. in Turnip cytochrome f
(PDB entry 1ctm). |
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3D structures of cytochrome f3D structures of cytochrome f
Updated on 18-February-2019