Structural highlights
Function
NIFU2_ARATH Molecular scaffold for [Fe-S] cluster assembly of chloroplastic iron-sulfur proteins. Required for biogenesis of ferredoxin, a major photosynthetic electron carrier containing [2Fe-2S] cluster. Required for the assembly of photosystem I complex.[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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References
- ↑ Yabe T, Morimoto K, Kikuchi S, Nishio K, Terashima I, Nakai M. The Arabidopsis chloroplastic NifU-like protein CnfU, which can act as an iron-sulfur cluster scaffold protein, is required for biogenesis of ferredoxin and photosystem I. Plant Cell. 2004 Apr;16(4):993-1007. Epub 2004 Mar 18. PMID:15031412 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1105/tpc.020511
- ↑ Touraine B, Boutin JP, Marion-Poll A, Briat JF, Peltier G, Lobreaux S. Nfu2: a scaffold protein required for [4Fe-4S] and ferredoxin iron-sulphur cluster assembly in Arabidopsis chloroplasts. Plant J. 2004 Oct;40(1):101-11. PMID:15361144 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2004.02189.x