Cytochrome c as an experimental model protein

Julie M. Stevens

doi:10.1039/C0MT00089B

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Cytochrome c as an experimental model protein†

Julie M. Stevens^a

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^a Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, United Kingdom

Abstract

Mitochondrial cytochrome c is among the most intensively studied of all proteins. Initial interest was in its role in the respiratory chain and as a model for studies of protein structure, folding and electron transfer. The function of cytochrome c in signalling apoptosis has brought a new wave of research into the protein. Bacterial cytochromesc are more complex and varied in function. This review highlights some of these roles and expands on systems for producing holocytochrome cproteins.