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nrfA cytochrome c552 nitrite reductase [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 948571, updated on 11-Apr-2024

Summary

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Gene symbol
nrfA
Gene description
cytochrome c552 nitrite reductase
Primary source
ASAP:ABE-0013342
Locus tag
b4070
See related
ECOCYC:EG11781
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
PROVISIONAL
Organism
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 (strain: K-12, substrain: MG1655)
Lineage
Bacteria; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia
Also known as
ECK4063
Summary
The gene nrfA is the structural gene for cytochrome C552, which functions as a formate-dependent nitrite reductase. [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG11781].
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Genomic context

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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (4287764..4289200)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene acetyl-CoA synthetase (AMP-forming) Neighboring gene protein YtcB Neighboring gene periplasmic nitrite reductase penta-heme c-type cytochrome Neighboring gene putative menaquinol-cytochrome c reductase 4Fe-4S subunit Neighboring gene putative menaquinol-cytochrome c reductase subunit NrfD

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Elucidating Electron Storage and Distribution within the Pentaheme Scaffold of Cytochrome c Nitrite Reductase (NrfA). Sosa Alfaro V, et al. Biochemistry, 2021 Jun 15. PMID 34061493
  2. Kinetic and thermodynamic resolution of the interactions between sulfite and the pentahaem cytochrome NrfA from Escherichia coli. Kemp GL, et al. Biochem J, 2010 Oct 1. PMID 20629638
  3. Spectroelectrochemical characterization of a pentaheme cytochrome in solution and as electrocatalytically active films on nanocrystalline metal-oxide electrodes. Marritt SJ, et al. J Am Chem Soc, 2008 Jul 9. PMID 18549208
  4. Escherichia coli cytochrome c nitrite reductase NrfA. Clarke TA, et al. Methods Enzymol, 2008. PMID 18433623
  5. Voltammetry and in situ scanning tunneling microscopy of cytochrome C nitrite reductase on Au(111) electrodes. Gwyer JD, et al. Biophys J, 2006 Nov 15. PMID 16935959, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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  1. Elucidating Electron Storage and Distribution within the Pentaheme Scaffold of Cytochrome c Nitrite Reductase (NrfA).
    Title: Elucidating Electron Storage and Distribution within the Pentaheme Scaffold of Cytochrome c Nitrite Reductase (NrfA).
  2. Kinetic and thermodynamic resolution of the interactions between sulfite and the pentahaem cytochrome NrfA from Escherichia coli
    Title: Kinetic and thermodynamic resolution of the interactions between sulfite and the pentahaem cytochrome NrfA from Escherichia coli.
  3. Activation of the Escherichia coli K-12 nrf promoter is downregulated by the nitric oxide-sensitive NsrR protein together with the nucleoid-associated protein IHF.
    Title: Down-regulation of the Escherichia coli K-12 nrf promoter by binding of the NsrR nitric oxide-sensing transcription repressor to an upstream site.
  4. Spectroelectrochemical studies of E. coli NrfA have provided unprecedented resolution of its thermodynamic properties.
    Title: Spectroelectrochemical characterization of a pentaheme cytochrome in solution and as electrocatalytically active films on nanocrystalline metal-oxide electrodes.
  5. Method used to assay Nrf-catalyzed NO reduction in whole cells of E. coli and the procedures for preparing highly purified NrfA suitable for use in kinetic, spectroscopic, voltammetric, and crystallization studies.
    Title: Escherichia coli cytochrome c nitrite reductase NrfA.
  6. N-terminus verified by Edman degradation on mature peptide
    Title: Regulation and sequence of the structural gene for cytochrome c552 from Escherichia coli: not a hexahaem but a 50 kDa tetrahaem nitrite reductase.
  7. Protein-protein interaction studies suggest NrfA and NrfB can form a 20-haem NrfA2-NrfB2 heterotetrameric complex.
    Title: The crystal structure of the pentahaem c-type cytochrome NrfB and characterization of its solution-state interaction with the pentahaem nitrite reductase NrfA.
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Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables calcium ion binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables heme binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables heme binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables heme binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables iron ion binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables metal ion binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables nitric oxide reductase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables nitrite reductase (cytochrome, ammonia-forming) activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables nitrite reductase (cytochrome, ammonia-forming) activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables nitrite reductase (cytochrome, ammonia-forming) activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables oxidoreductase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in anaerobic electron transport chain IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
acts_upstream_of_or_within anaerobic electron transport chain IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in anaerobic respiration IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in nitrate assimilation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
is_active_in outer membrane-bounded periplasmic space IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in outer membrane-bounded periplasmic space IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
located_in periplasmic space IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  

General protein information

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Preferred Names
cytochrome c552 nitrite reductase

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    4287764..4289200
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_418494.1 cytochrome c552 nitrite reductase [Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_418494.1

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A403CWJ2
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK11125
    Location:4 → 478
    nrfA; ammonia-forming cytochrome c nitrite reductase
Nucleotide Protein
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