Protein
Photosystem II 12 kDa extrinsic protein
Organism
Thermosynechococcus elongatus (strain BP-1)
Function
Stabilizes the structure of photosystem II oxygen-evolving complex (OEC), the ion environment of oxygen evolution and protects the OEC against heat-induced inactivation. PSII is a light-driven water plastoquinone oxidoreductase, using light energy to abstract electrons from H(2)O, generating a proton gradient subsequently used for ATP formation.
Similarity
Belongs to the PsbU family.
Sequence
MQRLGRWLALAYFVGVSLLGWINWSAPTLAATASTEEELVNVVDEKLGTAYGEKIDLNNTNIAAFIQYRGLYPTLAKLIVKNAPYESVEDVLNIPGLTERQKQILRENLEHFTVTEVETALVEGGDRYNNGLYK