nitrate reductase (catalytic subunit)
function
utilization of nitrate
product
nitrate reductase (catalytic subunit)
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.3|Amino acid/ nitrogen metabolism] → [category|SW 2.3.3|Utilization of nitrogen sources other than amino acids] → [category|SW 2.3.3.1|Utilization of nitrate/ nitrite][SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein
[SW|utilization of nitrogen sources other than amino acids]This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]
[SW|TnrA regulon]The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
Nitrite + acceptor = nitrate + reduced acceptor (according to Swiss-Prot)Protein family
prokaryotic molybdopterin-containing oxidoreductase family (according to Swiss-Prot)[SW|Cofactors]
MoCo [Pubmed|11289299]Fe-S cluster [Pubmed|11289299][SW|Interactions]
[protein|search|NasB]-[protein|search|NasC] [Pubmed|11289299]Expression and Regulation
Operon
''[protein|search|nasB]-[protein|search|nasC]-[protein|search|nasD]-[protein|search|nasE]-[protein|search|nasF]'' [Pubmed|7836289][SW|Sigma factor]
[protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|7836289]Regulation
expressed in the absence of good nitrogen sources (glutamine or ammonium) ([protein|search|TnrA]) [Pubmed|8799114]induced by nitric oxide under anaerobic conditions ([protein|search|NsrR]) [Pubmed|16885456]Regulatory mechanism
[protein|search|TnrA]: transcription activation [Pubmed|8799114][protein|search|NsrR]: transcription repression [Pubmed|16885456]References
Reviews
Original publications
12823818,7868621,25755103,8799114,16885456 
