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Berks, B. C., Richardson, D. J. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6847-1832, Reilly, A., Willis, A. C. and Ferguson, S. J.
(1995)
The napEDABC gene cluster encoding the periplasmic nitrate reductase system of Thiosphaera pantotropha.
Biochemical Journal, 309 (3).
pp. 983-992.
ISSN 0264-6021
Abstract
The napEDABC locus coding for the periplasmic nitrate reductase of Thiosphaera pantotropha has been cloned and sequenced. The large and small subunits of the enzyme are coded by napA and napB. The sequence of NapA indicates that this protein binds the GMP-conjugated form of the molybdopterin cofactor. Cysteine-181 is proposed to ligate the molybdenum atom. It is inferred that the active site of the periplasmic nitrate reductase is structurally related to those of the molybdenum-dependent formate dehydrogenases and bacterial assimilatory nitrate reductases, but is distinct from that of the membrane-bound respiratory nitrate reductases. A four-cysteine motif at the N-terminus of NapA binds a [4Fe-4S] cluster. The DNA- and protein-derived primary sequence of NapB confirm that this protein is a dihaem c-type cytochrome and, together with spectroscopic data, indicate that both NapB haems have bis-histidine ligation. napC is predicted to code for a membrane-anchored tetrahaem c-type cytochrome that shows sequence similarity to the NirT cytochrome c family. NapC may be the direct electron donor to the NapAB complex. napD is predicted to encode a soluble cytoplasmic protein and napB a monotopic integral membrane protein. napDABC genes can be discerned at the aeg-46.5 locus of Escherichia coli K-12, suggesting that this operon encodes a periplasmic nitrate reductase system, while napD and napC are identified adjacent to the napAB genes of Alcaligenes eutrophus H16.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | biochemistry,molecular biology,cell biology ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1300/1303 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Organisms and the Environment Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Molecular Microbiology Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2022 12:30 |
| Last Modified: | 15 May 2023 00:54 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/86199 |
| DOI: | 10.1042/bj3090983 |
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