UniProt functional annotation for P23222

UniProt code: P23222.

Organism: Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens (strain JCM 10833 / BCRC 13528 / IAM 13628 / NBRC 14792 / USDA 110).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rhizobiales; Bradyrhizobiaceae; Bradyrhizobium.
 
Function: Putative oxygen sensor; modulates the activity of FixJ, a transcriptional activator of nitrogen fixation fixK gene. FixL probably acts as a kinase that phosphorylates FixJ.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=ATP + protein L-histidine = ADP + protein N-phospho-L- histidine.; EC=2.7.13.3;
Cofactor: Name=heme; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:30413; Note=Binds 1 heme group per subunit.;
Activity regulation: The heme moiety regulates the kinase activity.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.