NifI inhibits nitrogenase by competing with Fe protein for binding to the MoFe protein

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 364, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 378-382

  Dodsworth, Jeremy A ^a   Leigh, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

2 Oxoglutarate; Methanococcus maripaludis; NifI; Nitrogenase; Protein complexing

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MOLYBDENUM IRON PROTEIN; NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEIN; NITROGENASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN IRON; PROTEIN NIFI1,2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; METHANOCOCCUS; MOLYBDOFERREDOXIN; NITROGEN FIXATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PII NITROGEN REGULATORY PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING;

METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS;

EID: 35448931994     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.10.020     Document Type: Article

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