UniProt functional annotation for P11053

UniProt code: P11053.

Organism: Nostoc sp. (strain PCC 7120 / SAG 25.82 / UTEX 2576).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Cyanobacteria; Nostocales; Nostocaceae; Nostoc.
 
Function: Ferredoxins are iron-sulfur proteins that transfer electrons in a wide variety of metabolic reactions. Donates electrons to the nitrogenase.
 
Cofactor: Name=[2Fe-2S] cluster; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:49601; Note=Binds 1 [2Fe-2S] cluster.;
Miscellaneous: This ferredoxin is expressed by heterocysts and differs from the ferredoxin expressed in vegetative cells.
Similarity: Belongs to the 2Fe2S plant-type ferredoxin family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.