InterPro domain: IPR034570

General Information

  • Identifier IPR034570
  • Description Photosynthetic NDH subunit of subcomplex B 4, chloroplastic

Abstract

The chloroplast NADH dehydrogenase-like complex (NDH) was first discovered based on its similarity to complex I in respiratory electron transport. However, it seems to be a ferredoxin-dependent plastoquinone reductase rather than an NAD(P)H dehydrogenase. Furthermore, it also comprises a subcomplex on the stromal side of the thylakoid membrane and a lumenal subcomplex [ 1 ]. The chloroplast NDH complex has been divided into four categories: membrane, lumen, A, and B subcomplexes. The subcomplex A and membrane subcomplex are conserved in cyanobacteria, but the subcomplex B and lumen subcomplex are specific to chloroplasts. PNSB4/NDF6 is a subunit of subcomplex B [ 2 ].


1. Structure of the chloroplast NADH dehydrogenase-like complex: nomenclature for nuclear-encoded subunits. Plant Cell Physiol. 52, 1560-8
2. NDF6: a thylakoid protein specific to terrestrial plants is essential for activity of chloroplastic NAD(P)H dehydrogenase in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Physiol. 49, 1066-73

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