UniProt functional annotation for P00269

UniProt code: P00269.

Organism: Desulfovibrio vulgaris (strain ATCC 29579 / DSM 644 / NCIMB 8303 / VKM B-1760 / Hildenborough).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Deltaproteobacteria; Desulfovibrionales; Desulfovibrionaceae; Desulfovibrio.
 
Function: Rubredoxin is a small nonheme, iron protein lacking acid- labile sulfide. Its single Fe, chelated to 4 Cys, functions as an electron acceptor and may also stabilize the conformation of the molecule.
 
Function: Electron acceptor for cytoplasmic lactate dehydrogenase.
 
Cofactor: Name=Fe(3+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29034; Note=Binds 1 Fe(3+) ion per subunit.;
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm.
Similarity: Belongs to the rubredoxin family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.