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- The function of cytochrome c(554) from Vibrio parahaemolyticus is still unknown, but researchers have analyzed its properties and structure using advanced techniques.
- The crystal structure of cytochrome c(554) at 1.8 Å resolution shows similarities to cytochrome c(552) from Pseudomonas nautica, suggesting related functions.
- However, unlike Pseudomonas nautica, Vibrio parahaemolyticus lacks a gene for nitrite reductase, indicating that cytochrome c(554) might play a role in electron transport in a different mechanism.
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The function of cytochrome c(554) of Vibrio parahaemolyticus has not yet been determined. We have determined the physicochemical properties and crystal structure of cytochrome c(554) at 1.8 A in order to help elucidate its function. The physicochemical properties and the tertiary structure of cytochrome c(554) resemble those of dimeric cytochrome c(552) from Pseudomonas nautica, but the Vibrio genus contains no gene for nitrite reductase, cytochrome cd(1), in its genome DNA. These results raise the possibility that both cytochromes denote an electron to an electron carrier and accept an electron from same electron carrier.
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