| UniProt functional annotation for P07329 | |||
| UniProt code: P07329. |
| Organism: | Azotobacter vinelandii. | |
| Taxonomy: | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Pseudomonadales; Pseudomonadaceae; Azotobacter. | |
| Function: | This molybdenum-iron protein is part of the nitrogenase complex that catalyzes the key enzymatic reactions in nitrogen fixation. | |
| Catalytic activity: | Reaction=16 ATP + 16 H2O + N2 + 8 reduced [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin] = 16 ADP + 6 H(+) + H2 + 2 NH4(+) + 8 oxidized [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin] + 16 phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:21448, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10000, Rhea:RHEA- COMP:10001, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:17997, ChEBI:CHEBI:18276, ChEBI:CHEBI:28938, ChEBI:CHEBI:30616, ChEBI:CHEBI:33737, ChEBI:CHEBI:33738, ChEBI:CHEBI:43474, ChEBI:CHEBI:456216; EC=1.18.6.1; | |
| Cofactor: | Name=[8Fe-7S] cluster; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:21143; Note=Binds 1 [8Fe-7S] cluster per heterodimer.; | |
| Activity regulation: | Nitrogenase holoenzyme is subject to 'conformational protection' by FeSII; under oxidizing conditions FeSII binds to the holoenzyme and reversibly protects it from oxidation (PubMed:7830548). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7830548}. | |
| Subunit: | Tetramer of two alpha and two beta chains. Forms complex with the iron protein (nitrogenase component 2). | |
| Induction: | Constitutively expressed during log and stationary phase in sucrose-limited cultures, its levels decrease during stationary phase (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7830548}. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the NifD/NifK/NifE/NifN family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.