ID   NIFD_ALCFA              Reviewed;         489 AA.
AC   Q44045;
DT   01-NOV-1997, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-NOV-1997, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 73.
DE   RecName: Full=Nitrogenase molybdenum-iron protein alpha chain;
DE            EC=1.18.6.1;
DE   AltName: Full=Dinitrogenase;
DE   AltName: Full=Nitrogenase component I;
GN   Name=nifD;
OS   Alcaligenes faecalis.
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Burkholderiales;
OC   Alcaligenaceae; Alcaligenes.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=511;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA].
RA   Zhang H., Zhu Y., Lin M., You C.;
RL   Submitted (FEB-1996) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.
CC   -!- FUNCTION: This molybdenum-iron protein is part of the nitrogenase
CC       complex that catalyzes the key enzymatic reactions in nitrogen
CC       fixation.
CC   -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY:
CC       Reaction=16 ATP + 16 H2O + N2 + 8 reduced [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin] = 16
CC         ADP + 6 H(+) + H2 + 2 NH4(+) + 8 oxidized [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin] + 16
CC         phosphate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:21448, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:10000, Rhea:RHEA-
CC         COMP:10001, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:17997,
CC         ChEBI:CHEBI:18276, ChEBI:CHEBI:28938, ChEBI:CHEBI:30616,
CC         ChEBI:CHEBI:33737, ChEBI:CHEBI:33738, ChEBI:CHEBI:43474,
CC         ChEBI:CHEBI:456216; EC=1.18.6.1;
CC   -!- COFACTOR:
CC       Name=[8Fe-7S] cluster; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:21143; Evidence={ECO:0000250};
CC       Note=Binds 1 [8Fe-7S] cluster per heterodimer. {ECO:0000250};
CC   -!- COFACTOR:
CC       Name=[7Fe-Mo-9S-C-homocitryl] cluster; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:30409;
CC         Evidence={ECO:0000250};
CC       Note=Binds 1 [7Fe-Mo-9S-C-homocitryl] cluster per subunit.
CC       {ECO:0000250};
CC   -!- SUBUNIT: Tetramer of two alpha and two beta chains. Forms complex with
CC       the iron protein (nitrogenase component 2).
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the NifD/NifK/NifE/NifN family. {ECO:0000305}.
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DR   EMBL; X95565; CAA64811.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q44045; -.
DR   SMR; Q44045; -.
DR   GO; GO:0016612; C:molybdenum-iron nitrogenase complex; IEA:InterPro.
DR   GO; GO:0005524; F:ATP binding; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   GO; GO:0018697; F:carbonyl sulfide nitrogenase activity; IEA:UniProtKB-EC.
DR   GO; GO:0051536; F:iron-sulfur cluster binding; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   GO; GO:0046872; F:metal ion binding; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   GO; GO:0016163; F:nitrogenase activity; IEA:UniProtKB-EC.
DR   GO; GO:0009399; P:nitrogen fixation; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   CDD; cd01976; Nitrogenase_MoFe_alpha; 1.
DR   InterPro; IPR000510; Nase/OxRdtase_comp1.
DR   InterPro; IPR010143; Nase_comp1_asu.
DR   InterPro; IPR000318; Nase_comp1_CS.
DR   InterPro; IPR005972; Nase_Mo-Fe_asu.
DR   PANTHER; PTHR43457; PTHR43457; 1.
DR   Pfam; PF00148; Oxidored_nitro; 1.
DR   TIGRFAMs; TIGR01862; N2-ase-Ialpha; 1.
DR   TIGRFAMs; TIGR01282; nifD; 1.
DR   PROSITE; PS00699; NITROGENASE_1_1; 1.
DR   PROSITE; PS00090; NITROGENASE_1_2; 1.
PE   3: Inferred from homology;
KW   ATP-binding; Iron; Iron-sulfur; Metal-binding; Molybdenum;
KW   Nitrogen fixation; Nucleotide-binding; Oxidoreductase.
FT   CHAIN           1..489
FT                   /note="Nitrogenase molybdenum-iron protein alpha chain"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000153052"
FT   REGION          21..44
FT                   /note="Disordered"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000256|SAM:MobiDB-lite"
FT   BINDING         59
FT                   /ligand="[8Fe-7S] cluster"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:21143"
FT                   /ligand_note="ligand shared with beta chain"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
FT   BINDING         85
FT                   /ligand="[8Fe-7S] cluster"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:21143"
FT                   /ligand_note="ligand shared with beta chain"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
FT   BINDING         151
FT                   /ligand="[8Fe-7S] cluster"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:21143"
FT                   /ligand_note="ligand shared with beta chain"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
FT   BINDING         272
FT                   /ligand="[7Fe-Mo-9S-C-homocitryl] cluster"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30409"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
FT   BINDING         439
FT                   /ligand="[7Fe-Mo-9S-C-homocitryl] cluster"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30409"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
SQ   SEQUENCE   489 AA;  54748 MW;  3AB5F31D3AEB3AA8 CRC64;
     MSREEVESLI QEVLEVYPEK ARKDRAKHLS PNDPALEQSK KCITSNKKSQ PGLMTIRGCA
     YAGSKGVVWG PIKDMIHISH GPVGCGQSSR AGRGNYYIGT TGVNAFVTMN FTSDFQEKDI
     VFGGDKKLAK LIDEIETLFP LKKGISVQSE CPIGLIGDDI EAVAKKKAAE HETTVVPVRC
     EGFRGVSQSL GHHIANDAIR DWVLDKRDDD TSFETTPYDV SIIGDYNIGG DAWSSRILLE
     EMGLRVVATW SGDGTISQME LTPKVKLNLV HCYRSMNYIS RHMEEKYGIP LMEYNFFGPT
     KTAESLRAIA EHFDDSIKAK CEQVIAKYQS EWEAVIAKYR PSLEGKRVML YVGGLLPRHV
     IGAYKDLGIE LVGTGYGFGH NDDYDRTLKE MGNATLLYDD VTGYEFEEFV KRINPDLIGS
     GIKEKYIFQK MGIPFRQMHS WDYSGPYHGF DVAIFARNMD MTLNNPCWKK LQAPWEKAEE
     SAEKVAASA