| Primary Identifier | IPR023960 | Type | Family |
| Short Name | Cyt_b6_f_Rieske |
| description | The plant cytochrome b6f is located in the thylakoid membrane and functions in both linear and cyclic electron transport, providing ATP and NADPH for photosynthetic carbon fixation. The cytochrome b6f complex has eight different subunits, six being encoded in the chloroplast genome (PetA [cyt f], PetB [cyt b6], PetD, PetG, PetL, and PetN) and two in the nucleus (PetC [Rieske FeS]and PetM. The complex functions as a dimer []. In cyanobacteria, the cytochrome b6f complex contains four large subunits, including cytochrome f, cytochrome b6, the Rieske iron-sulfur protein (ISP), and subunit IV; as well as four small hydrophobic subunits, PetG, PetL, PetM, and PetN []. This entry represents the Rieske FeS protein (encoded by the PetC gene) of the cytochrome b6f complex from plants and cyanobacteria. The Rieske subunit acts by binding plastoquinol anion, transferring an electron to the 2Fe-2S cluster, then releasing the electron to thecytochrome f haem iron. The 2Fe-2S cluster is bound in the highly conserved C-terminal region of the Rieske subunit. In plants, Rieske FeS is required for the successful assembly of the b6f complex and is essential for photosynthesis [, ]. |
