The CDGSH-type zinc finger domain binds iron rather than zinc as a redox-active pH-labile 2Fe-2S cluster. The conserved sequence C-X-C-X2-(S/T)-X3-P-X-C-D-G-(S/A/T)-H is a defining feature of this family [1]. The domain is oriented towards the cytopl ...
The CDGSH-type zinc finger domain binds iron rather than zinc as a redox-active pH-labile 2Fe-2S cluster. The conserved sequence C-X-C-X2-(S/T)-X3-P-X-C-D-G-(S/A/T)-H is a defining feature of this family [1]. The domain is oriented towards the cytoplasm and is tethered to the mitochondrial membrane by a more N-terminal domain found in higher vertebrates, MitoNEET_N, Pfam:PF10660 [2]. The domain forms a uniquely folded homo-dimer and spans the outer mitochondrial membrane, orienting the iron-binding residues towards the cytoplasm [3].