CD Accession:
cd01715
CD Definition:
The electron transfer flavoprotein (ETF) serves as a specific electron acceptor for various mitochondrial dehydrogenases. ETF transfers electrons to the main respiratory chain via ETF-ubiquinone oxidoreductase. ETF is an heterodimer that consists of an alpha and a beta subunit which binds one molecule of FAD per dimer . A similar system also exists in some bacteria. The homologous pair of proteins (FixA/FixB) are essential for nitrogen fixation. The alpha subunit of ETF is structurally related to the bacterial nitrogen fixation protein fixB which could play a role in a redox process and feed electrons to ferredoxin.
CD Name:
CD Superfamily: