Structural highlights
Function
[NOR_FUSOX] Nitric oxide reductase which is involved in a dissimilatory reduction of nitrite. Acts as a nitric oxide reductase. Is able to reduce nitrate and nitrite to a gaseous form of N(2)O when oxygen supply is limited or discontinued. May function as a detoxification mechanism.[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Structures of nitric oxide reductase (NOR) in the ferric resting and the ferrous CO states have been solved at 2.0 A resolution. These structures provide significant new insights into how NO is reduced in biological systems. The haem distal pocket is open to solvent, implicating this region as a possible NADH binding site. In combination with mutagenesis results, a hydrogen-bonding network from the water molecule adjacent to the iron ligand to the protein surface of the distal pocket through the hydroxyl group of Ser 286 and the carboxyl group of Asp 393 can be assigned to a pathway for proton delivery during the NO reduction reaction.
Crystal structure of nitric oxide reductase from denitrifying fungus Fusarium oxysporum.,Park SY, Shimizu H, Adachi S, Nakagawa A, Tanaka I, Nakahara K, Shoun H, Obayashi E, Nakamura H, Iizuka T, Shiro Y Nat Struct Biol. 1997 Oct;4(10):827-32. PMID:9334748[3]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Shoun H, Tanimoto T. Denitrification by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum and involvement of cytochrome P-450 in the respiratory nitrite reduction. J Biol Chem. 1991 Jun 15;266(17):11078-82. PMID:2040619
- ↑ Zhang L, Kudo T, Takaya N, Shoun H. The B' helix determines cytochrome P450nor specificity for the electron donors NADH and NADPH. J Biol Chem. 2002 Sep 13;277(37):33842-7. Epub 2002 Jul 8. PMID:12105197 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M203923200
- ↑ Park SY, Shimizu H, Adachi S, Nakagawa A, Tanaka I, Nakahara K, Shoun H, Obayashi E, Nakamura H, Iizuka T, Shiro Y. Crystal structure of nitric oxide reductase from denitrifying fungus Fusarium oxysporum. Nat Struct Biol. 1997 Oct;4(10):827-32. PMID:9334748
