UniProt functional annotation for P24297

UniProt code: P24297.

Organism: Pyrococcus furiosus (strain ATCC 43587 / DSM 3638 / JCM 8422 / Vc1).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Thermococci; Thermococcales; Thermococcaceae; Pyrococcus.
 
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.
 
Cofactor: Name=Fe(3+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29034; Note=Binds 1 Fe(3+) ion per subunit.;
Biophysicochemical properties: Temperature dependence: Extremely thermostable, being unaffected after incubation for 24 hours at 95 degrees Celsius.;
Similarity: Belongs to the rubredoxin family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.