| Haem type | Haem iron coordination | Axial iron ligands | Formal iron oxidation/spin states |
|---|---|---|---|
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His;
S |
FeII (S=0);
FeIII (S=1/2) |
Cytochromes c (cyt c) can be defined as electrontransfer proteins having one or several haem c groups, bound to the protein by one or, more commonly two, thioether bonds involving sulphydryl groups of cysteine residues. The fifth haem iron ligand is always provided by a histidine residue. Cyt c possess a wide range of properties and function in a large number of different redox processes [1].
Ambler [2] recognised four classes of cyt c. Class I includes the lowspin soluble cyt c of mitochondria and bacteria, with the haemattachment site towards the Nterminus, and the sixth ligand provided by a methionine residue about 40 residues further on towards the Cterminus. Most of Class I cyt c contain a single haem c group; cyt c4, bacterial cyt c peroxidase and the cytochrome subunit of flavocytochrome c sulphide dehydrogenase contain two haem c groups [3].
3D structures of a considerable number of Class I cyt c have been
determined [1]. The proteins consist of
3-7
helices; three most
conserved `core' helices form a `basket' around the haem group with one haem
edge exposed to the solvent (see Figure 1CRY).
The dihaem cytochrome subunit of flavocytochrome c sulphide
dehydrogenase contains two domains, each resembling mitochondrial cytochrome
c, and has an unusual interpropionic acid linkage joining the
two haem groups in the interior of the subunit
[4].
Similarly, the dihaem cytochrome c peroxidase from Pseudomonas
aeruginosa consists of two Class I cyt clike domains
[5].
| Protein | pH | ProTherm entry | Mutation | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cytochrome c2; Rhodobacter capsulatus | 7.5 | 351 | wild type | GdnHCl |
| 352 | K12D | GdnHCl | ||
| 353 | K14E | GdnHCl | ||
| 354 | K32E | GdnHCl | ||
| 2210 | K14E, K32E | GdnHCl | ||
| Iso1cytochrome c; Saccharomyces cerevisiae | 7.5 | 277; 3584 | wild type | GdnHCl |
| 278 | K73M | GdnHCl | ||
| 279 | K73Y | GdnHCl | ||
| 280 | K73F | GdnHCl | ||
| 281; 3585 | K73W | GdnHCl | ||
| 3586 | K73V | GdnHCl | ||
| 3587 | K73I | GdnHCl | ||
| 6.0 | 2742 | wild type | thermal | |
| 2743 | N57I | thermal | ||
| 2960 | wild type | thermal | ||
| 2961 | G29S, N52I | thermal | ||
| 2962 | H33P, N52I | thermal | ||
| 2963 | N52I | thermal | ||
| 2964 | C102S | thermal | ||
| 2965 | C102A | thermal | ||
| 2966 | N52A, C102A | thermal | ||
| 2967 | N52G, C102A | thermal | ||
| 2968 | N52I, C102A | thermal | ||
| 5.5 | 3561 | K73W | thermal | |
| 5.25 | 3560 | K73W | thermal | |
| 5.0 | 3550 | wild type | thermal | |
| 3559 | K73W | thermal | ||
| 3570 | K73V | thermal | ||
| 3579 | K73I | thermal | ||
| 4.75 | 3549 | wild type | thermal | |
| 3558 | K73W | thermal | ||
| 3569 | K73V | thermal | ||
| 3578 | K73I | thermal | ||
| 4.6 | 3510 | wild type | thermal | |
| 3511 | P76L | thermal | ||
| 3512 | P76G | thermal | ||
| 3513 | P76V | thermal | ||
| 3514 | P76R | thermal | ||
| 3515 | P76S | thermal | ||
| 3516 | P76Y | thermal | ||
| 3517 | P76W | thermal | ||
| 4.5 | 3548; 3580 | wild type | thermal | |
| 3557; 3581 | K73W | thermal | ||
| 3568; 3582 | K73V | thermal | ||
| 3577; 3583 | K73I | thermal | ||
| 4.25 | 3547 | wild type | thermal | |
| 3556 | K73W | thermal | ||
| 3567 | K73V | thermal | ||
| 3576 | K73I | thermal | ||
| 4.0 | 3546 | wild type | thermal | |
| 3555 | K73W | thermal | ||
| 3566 | K73V | thermal | ||
| 3575 | K73I | thermal | ||
| 3.75 | 3545 | wild type | thermal | |
| 3554 | K73W | thermal | ||
| 3565 | K73V | thermal | ||
| 3574 | K73I | thermal | ||
| 3.5 | 3544 | wild type | thermal | |
| 3553 | K73W | thermal | ||
| 3564 | K73V | thermal | ||
| 3573 | K73I | thermal | ||
| 3.25 | 3543 | wild type | thermal | |
| 3552 | K73W | thermal | ||
| 3563 | K73V | thermal | ||
| 3572 | K73I | thermal | ||
| 3.0 | 3542 | wild type | thermal | |
| 3551 | K73W | thermal | ||
| 3562 | K73V | thermal | ||
| 3571 | K73I | thermal | ||
| Iso2cytochrome c; Saccharomyces cerevisiae | 7.2 | 3029 | wild type | GdnHCl |
| 3030 | P71T | GdnHCl |
| PRINTS ID | PRINTS AC | PROSITE/BLOCKS ID | PROSITE AC | BLOCKS AC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYTCHRMECIAB | PR00604 | CYTOCHROME_C | PS00190 | BL00190 |
| CYTCHROMECIC | PR00605 | |||
| CYTCHROMECID | PR00606 | |||
| CYTCHROMECIE | PR00607 |
| Protein Superfamily | Protein Homology Domain | Pfam | LPFC 3D alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
|
00001; cytochrome c
00002; cytochrome c4 00005; cytochrome c552 03773; Pseudomonas cytochrome c peroxidase 03808; E. coli cytochrome c peroxidase 03823; cytochrome c6 |
00326; cytochrome c peroxidase
00331; cytochrome c6 | cyt5 |
| PDB | scop | BSM | RELI Base | Header |
¹ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05c1 | 05c1 | Cytochrome c555; Chlorobium thiosulfatophilum | |||
| 155c | 155c | 155c | 155c | Cytochrome c550; Paracoccus denitrificans | |
| 1a2s | 1a2s | Cytochrome c6 (syn. cytochrome c552) (oxidised); Monoraphidium braunii | |||
| 1a56 | 1a56 | Cytochrome c552 (reduced) (NMR, mean structure refined with explicit hydrogen bond constraints); Nitrosomonas europaea | |||
| 1a8c | 1a8c | Cytochrome c552 (reduced) (NMR, mean structure refined without hydrogen bond constraints); Nitrosomonas europaea | |||
| 1akk | 1akk | 1akk | 1akk | Cytochrome c (oxidised); horse heart | |
| 1c2r | 1c2r | 1c2r | 1c2r | Cytochrome c2; Rhodobacter capsulatus | MMS92042 |
| 1c52 | 1c52 | Cytochrome c552 (oxidised); Thermus thermophilus | |||
| 1c53 | 1c53 | 1c53 | 1c53 | Cytochrome c553; Desulfovibrio vulgaris, strain Miyazaki F | MMS91032 |
| 1c6s | 1c6s | Cytochrome c6 (syn. cytochrome c553) (reduced); Synechococcus elongatus | |||
| 1cc5 | 1cc5 | 1cc5 | 1cc5 | Cytochrome c5 (oxidised); Azotobacter vinelandii | |
| 1cch | 1cch | 1cch | 1cch | Cytochrome c551; Pseudomonas stutzeri strain ZoBell | |
| 1ccr | 1ccr | 1ccr | 1ccr | Cytochrome c; rice (Oryza sativa) embryo | |
| 1ced | 1ced | 1ced | 1ced | Cytochrome c6 (syn. cytochrome c552) (reduced); Monoraphidium braunii | |
| 1chh | 1chh | 1chh | 1chh | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (reduced) (F82Y, C102T mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1chi | 1chi | 1chi | 1chi | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (reduced) (F82Y, L85A, C102T mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1chj | 1chj | 1chj | 1chj | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (reduced) (L85A, C102T mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1cie | 1cie | 1cie | 1cie | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (reduced) (N52I, F82S, C102A mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1cif | 1cif | 1cif | 1cif | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (reduced) (R38A, F82S, C102A mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1cig | 1cig | 1cig | 1cig | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (reduced) (R38A, N52I, C102A mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1cih | 1cih | 1cih | 1cih | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (reduced) (R38A, N52I, F82S, C102A mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1cor | 1cor | 1cor | 1cor | Cytochrome c551; Pseudomonas stutzeri | |
| 1cot | 1cot | 1cot | 1cot | Cytochrome c2 (formerly cytochrome c550); Paracoccus denitrificans | |
| 1crc | 1crc | 1crc | 1crc | Cytochrome c (at low ionic strength); horse heart | MS6LBC12 |
| 1crg | 1crg | 1crg | 1crg | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (oxidised) (N52I, C102T mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1crh | 1crh | 1crh | 1crh | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (reduced) (N52I mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1cri | 1cri | 1cri | 1cri | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (oxidised) (N52I, Y67F, C102T mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1crj | 1crj | 1crj | 1crj | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (reduced) (N52I, Y67F, C102T mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1cry | 1cry | 1cry | 1cry | Cytochrome c2; Rhodopseudomonas viridis | MS5NG9 |
| 1csu | 1csu | 1csu | 1csu | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (reduced) (L85C, C102T mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1csv | 1csv | 1csv | 1csv | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (reduced) (L85F, C102T mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1csw | 1csw | 1csw | 1csw | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (reduced) (L85M, C102T mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1csx | 1csx | 1csx | 1csx | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (reduced) (L94S, C102T mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1ctj | 1ctj | 1ctj | 1ctj | Cytochrome c6; Monoraphidium braunii | MS6WH4 |
| 1cty | 1cty | 1cty | 1cty | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (oxidised) (Y67F, C102T mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1ctz | 1ctz | 1ctz | 1ctz | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (reduced) (Y67F, C102T mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1cxa | 1cxa | 1cxa | 1cxa | Cytochrome c2 (complex with imidazole; hexagonal form); Rhodobacter sphaeroides | MS5DR5 |
| 1cxc | 1cxc | 1cxc | 1cxc | Cytochrome c2 (tetragonal form); Rhodobacter sphaeroides | MS5DR7 |
| 1cyc | 1cyc | 1cyc | 1cyc | Cytochrome c (reduced); Bonito (Katsuwonus pelamis) | |
| 1cyi | 1cyi | 1cyi | 1cyi | Cytochrome c6 (cytochrome c553) (complex with Cd2+); Chlamydomonas reinhardtii | MS6MR3 |
| 1cyj | 1cyj | 1cyj | 1cyj | Cytochrome c6 (cytochrome c553) (complex with Cd2+); Chlamydomonas reinhardtii | MS6MR3 |
| 1dvh | 1dvh | 1dvh | 1dvh | Cytochrome c553 (reduced); Desulfovibrio vulgaris | MS6KSC1 |
| 1etp* | 1etp* | 1etp* | 1etp* | Cytochrome c4; Pseudomonas stutzeri | |
| 1fcd* | 1fcd* | 1fcd* | 1fcd* | Flavocytochrome c sulphide dehydrogenase (FCSD); Chromatium vinosum | MS5MM11* |
| 1fhb | 1fhb | 1fhb | 1fhb | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (oxidised) (cyanide adduct of A80) (H39Q, M80A, C102S mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1giw | 1giw | Cytochrome c (reduced); horse heart | |||
| 1gks | 1gks | 1gks | 1gks | Cytochrome c551 (reduced); Ectothiorhodospira halophila | MS7RBC1 |
| 1hrc | 1hrc | 1hrc | 1hrc | Cytochrome c; horse heart | |
| 1hro | 1hro | 1hro | 1hro | Highpotential cytochrome c2; Rhodopila globiformis | |
| 1irv | 1irv | 1irv | 1irv | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (reduced) (complex with sulphate) (I75M, C102T mutant, methylated Lys72); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1irw | 1irw | 1irw | 1irw | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (reduced) (complex with sulphate) (N52A, C102T mutant, methylated Lys72); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1ocd | 1ocd | 1ocd | 1ocd | Cytochrome c (oxidised); horse heart | |
| 1rap | 1rap | 1rap | 1rap | Rep A2 iso1cytochrome c (reduced) (E21D, K22Q, P25A, H26N mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1raq | 1raq | 1raq | 1raq | Rep A2 iso1cytochrome c (reduced) (E21D, K22Q, P25A, H26N mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1ycc | 1ycc | 1ycc | 1ycc | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (reduced); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1yea | 1yea | 1yea | 1yea | Cytochrome c (iso2) (reduced); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1yeb | 1yeb | 1yeb | 1yeb | Cytochrome c (B2036 composite) (reduced); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1yfc | 1yfc | 1yfc | 1yfc | Cytochrome c (iso1) (reduced) (C102S mutant, methylated Lys72); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | MS7GA6 |
| 1yic | 1yic | 1yic | 1yic | Cytochrome c (iso1) (oxidised) (C102S mutant, methylated Lys72); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 1ytc | 1ytc | 1ytc | 1ytc | Cytochrome c (iso2); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 2c2c | 2c2c | 2c2c | 2c2c | Cytochrome c2 (oxidised); Rhodospirillum rubrum | |
| 2cxb | 2cxb | 2cxb | 2cxb | Cytochrome c2 (triclinic form); Rhodobacter sphaeroides | MS5DR6 |
| 2dvh | 2dvh | 2dvh | 2dvh | Cytochrome c553 (Y64A mutant); Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough | |
| 2frc | 2frc | 2frc | 2frc | Cytochrome c (reduced); horse heart | MS5KS17 |
| 2giw | 2giw | Cytochrome c (reduced); horse heart | |||
| 2mta | 2mta | 2mta | 2mta | Methylamine dehydrogenase complex with amicyanin and cytochrome c551i; Paracoccus denitrificans | MS5TL2 |
| 2pac | 2pac | 2pac | 2pac | Cytochrome c551; Pseudomonas aeruginosa | MMS92044 |
| 2pcb | 2pcb | 2pcb | 2pcb | Yeast cytochrome c peroxidase (CCP) complex with horse heart cytochrome c | MMS93043 |
| 2pcc | 2pcc | 2pcc | 2pcc | Yeast cytochrome c peroxidase (CCP) complex with yeast iso1cytochrome c; Saccharomyces cerevisiae | MMS93044 |
| 2ycc | 2ycc | 2ycc | 2ycc | Cytochrome c (isozyme 1) (oxidised) (C102T mutant); Saccharomyces cerevisiae | |
| 351c | 351c | 351c | 351c | Cytochrome c551 (oxidised); Pseudomonas aeruginosa | |
| 3c2c | 3c2c | 3c2c | 3c2c | Cytochrome c2 (reduced); Rhodospirillum rubrum | |
| 3cyt | 3cyt | 3cyt | 3cyt | Cytochrome c (oxidised); albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) heart | |
| 451c | 451c | 451c | 451c | Cytochrome c551 (reduced); Pseudomonas aeruginosa | |
| 5cyt | 5cyt | 5cyt | 5cyt | Cytochrome c (reduced); albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) heart | |
| s005 | Dihaem cytochrome c peroxidase; Pseudomonas aeruginosa | MS6DT11 |
¹ Macromolecular Structures abstract.
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References
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| Bibliography on structural studies of Class I cytochromes c |