Function and Biology

The Rubisco assembly intermidiate of Rubisco large subunit (RbcL) and Arabidopsis thaliana Rubisco accumulation factor 1 (AtRaf1)

Source organisms:
Biochemical function: metal ion binding
Biological process: reductive pentose-phosphate cycle
Cellular component: carboxysome

EC 4.1.1.39: Ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase

Reaction catalysed:
2 3-phospho-D-glycerate + 2 H(+) = D-ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate + CO(2) + H(2)O
Systematic name:
3-phospho-D-glycerate carboxy-lyase (dimerizing; D-ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate-forming)
Alternative Name(s):
  • 3-phospho-D-glycerate carboxy-lyase (dimerizing)
  • Carboxydismutase
  • D-ribulose 1,5-diphosphate carboxylase
  • D-ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase
  • Diphosphoribulose carboxylase
  • Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase
  • Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase
  • Ribulose 1,5-diphosphate carboxylase
  • Ribulose 1,5-diphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase
  • Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase
  • Ribulose diphosphate carboxylase
  • Ribulose diphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase
  • RuBP carboxylase
  • RuBisCO
  • Rubisco

Sequence families

Pfam Protein families (Pfam)
PF00016
Domain description: Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase large chain, catalytic domain
Occurring in:
  1. Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase large chain
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8ioj contains 8 copies of Pfam domain PF00016 (Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase large chain, catalytic domain) in Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase large chain. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

PF02788
Domain description: Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase large chain, N-terminal domain
Occurring in:
  1. Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase large chain
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8ioj contains 8 copies of Pfam domain PF02788 (Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase large chain, N-terminal domain) in Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase large chain. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

PF18087
Domain description: Rubisco Assembly chaperone C-terminal domain
Occurring in:
  1. Rubisco accumulation factor 1.2, chloroplastic
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8ioj contains 4 copies of Pfam domain PF18087 (Rubisco Assembly chaperone C-terminal domain) in Rubisco accumulation factor 1.2, chloroplastic. Showing 1 copy in chain M.

PF18578
Domain description: Rubisco accumulation factor 1 alpha helical domain
Occurring in:
  1. Rubisco accumulation factor 1.2, chloroplastic
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8ioj contains 3 copies of Pfam domain PF18578 (Rubisco accumulation factor 1 alpha helical domain) in Rubisco accumulation factor 1.2, chloroplastic. Showing 1 copy in chain G.

PF18579
Domain description: Rubisco accumulation factor 1 helix turn helix domain
Occurring in:
  1. Rubisco accumulation factor 1.2, chloroplastic
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8ioj contains 3 copies of Pfam domain PF18579 (Rubisco accumulation factor 1 helix turn helix domain) in Rubisco accumulation factor 1.2, chloroplastic. Showing 1 copy in chain G.