UniProt functional annotation for P37255

UniProt code: P37255.

Organism: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (Chlamydomonas smithii).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Chlorophyta; core chlorophytes; Chlorophyceae; CS clade; Chlamydomonadales; Chlamydomonadaceae; Chlamydomonas.
 
Function: One of the components of the core complex of photosystem II (PSII). It binds chlorophyll and helps catalyze the primary light- induced photochemical processes of PSII. PSII is a light-driven water:plastoquinone oxidoreductase, using light energy to abstract electrons from H(2)O, generating O(2) and a proton gradient subsequently used for ATP formation. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01495}.
 
Cofactor: Note=Binds multiple chlorophylls. PSII binds additional chlorophylls, carotenoids and specific lipids. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01495};
Subunit: PSII is composed of 1 copy each of membrane proteins PsbA, PsbB, PsbC, PsbD, PsbE, PsbF, PsbH, PsbI, PsbJ, PsbK, PsbL, PsbM, PsbT, PsbX, PsbY, PsbZ, Ycf12, at least 3 peripheral proteins of the oxygen- evolving complex and a large number of cofactors. It forms dimeric complexes. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01495}.
Subcellular location: Plastid, chloroplast thylakoid membrane {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01495}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01495}.
Similarity: Belongs to the PsbB/PsbC family. PsbB subfamily. {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_01495}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.