NCBI Accession #
NP_001078739.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001085270.2
NCBI Official Full Name
NIFU-like protein 2
NCBI Official Symbol
NFU2
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ATCNFU2; CHLOROPLAST-LOCALIZED NIFU-LIKE PROTEIN 2; K9P8.16; NIFU-like protein 2
NCBI Protein Information
NIFU-like protein 2
NCBI Summary
Encodes a protein containing the NFU domain and functions as a molecular scaffold for iron-sulfur cluster assembly and delivery. Homologous to the cyanobacterial CNFU protein and is targeted to the chloroplast.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
CNFU2; NFU2; AtCNfu2; AtCnfU-V
UniProt Protein Name
NifU-like protein 2, chloroplastic
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q93W20
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9LTX6; A8MS35
UniProt Related Accession #
Q93W20
UniProt Comments
Molecular scaffold for [Fe-S] cluster assembly of chloroplastic iron-sulfur proteins. Required for biogenesis of ferredoxin, a major photosynthetic electron carrier containing [2Fe-2S] cluster. Required for the assembly of photosystem I complex.