Cytochrome b561 explained

Symbol:	Cytochrom_B561
Eukaryotic cytochrome b561
Pfam:	PF03188
Pfam Clan:	CL0328
Interpro:	IPR004877
Tcdb:	5.B.2
Opm Family:	92
Opm Protein:	4o6y
Cdd:	cd08554

Symbol:	Ni_hydr_CYTB
Prokaryotic cytochrome b561
Pfam:	PF01292
Pfam Clan:	CL0328
Interpro:	IPR011577
Prosite:	PDOC00688
Opm Family:	92
Opm Protein:	5oc0

Cytochrome b561 is an integral membrane protein responsible for electron transport, binding two heme groups non-covalently.^[1] It is a family of ascorbate-dependent oxidoreductase enzymes.^[2]

Human proteins containing this domain

• CYB561

• CYB561D1

• CYB561D2

• CYBASC3

• CYBRD1

Notes and References

1. https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P49447 Cytochrome b561
2. Lu P, Ma D, Yan C, Gong X, Du M, Shi Y . Structure and mechanism of a eukaryotic transmembrane ascorbate-dependent oxidoreductase . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 111 . 5 . 1813–8 . February 2014 . 24449903 . 3918761 . 10.1073/pnas.1323931111 . 2014PNAS..111.1813L . free .