Function and Biology

Structure of the far-red light-absorbing allophycocyanin core expressed during FaRLiP

Source organism: Synechococcus sp. PCC 7335
Biochemical function: ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase activity
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)
PF00101
Domain description: Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase, small chain
Occurring in:
  1. Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase small subunit
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8uhi contains 8 copies of Pfam domain PF00101 (Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase, small chain) in Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase small subunit. Showing 1 copy in chain A [auth I].

PF00016
Domain description: Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase large chain, catalytic domain
Occurring in:
  1. Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase large chain
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8uhi 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 I [auth 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 8uhi 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 I [auth A].