| Plastocyanin | |
|---|---|
 Phormidium laminosum plastocyanin, PDB: 3BQV. | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | Plastocyanin |
| InterPro | IPR002387 |
| CATH | 3BQV |
| SCOP2 | 3BQV / SCOPe / SUPFAM |
| CDD | cd04219 |
| UniProt Family | |
Plastocyanin is a copper-containing protein that mediates electron-transfer. It is found in a variety of plants, where it participates in photosynthesis. The protein is a prototype of the blue copper proteins, a family of intensely blue-colored metalloproteins. Specifically, it falls into the group of small type I blue copper proteins called "cupredoxins".[1]
- ^ Choi M, Davidson VL (February 2011). "Cupredoxins--a study of how proteins may evolve to use metals for bioenergetic processes". Metallomics. 3 (2): 140–151. doi:10.1039/c0mt00061b. PMC 6916721. PMID 21258692. (for an overview of the various types of blue copper proteins)