ID   NIFD_HERSE              Reviewed;         484 AA.
AC   P77874;
DT   15-JUL-1999, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-FEB-1997, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 84.
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   Herbaspirillum seropedicae.
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Burkholderiales;
OC   Oxalobacteraceae; Herbaspirillum.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=964;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=Z78 / ATCC 35893 / DSM 6446 / LMG 6514;
RX   PubMed=9222418;
RA   Machado I.M.P., Yates M.G., Machado H.B., Souza E.M., Pedrosa F.O.;
RT   "Cloning and sequencing of the nitrogenase structural genes nifHDK of
RT   Herbaspirillum seropedicae.";
RL   Braz. J. Med. Biol. Res. 29:1599-1602(1996).
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; Z54207; CAA90933.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; P77874; -.
DR   SMR; P77874; -.
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..484
FT                   /note="Nitrogenase molybdenum-iron protein alpha chain"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000153068"
FT   BINDING         63
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         89
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         155
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         278
FT                   /ligand="[7Fe-Mo-9S-C-homocitryl] cluster"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30409"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
FT   BINDING         445
FT                   /ligand="[7Fe-Mo-9S-C-homocitryl] cluster"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30409"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
SQ   SEQUENCE   484 AA;  54553 MW;  8D8AE26476E6D1B2 CRC64;
     MSLTVEETTA RNTELINEVL KAYPDKTAKR RAKHLTTQEE GKSDCNVKSN IKSIPGVMTI
     PPCAYAGSKG VVWGPIKDMI HISHGPVGCG QYSWGSRRNY YIGKTGIDSF VTMQFTSDFQ
     EKDIVFGGDK KLEKIVDEIQ ELFPLNKGIS VQSECPIGLI GDDIEAVSKK KSKQYEGHTI
     VPVRCEGFRG VSQSLGHHVA NDAIKEWVLD KMDPDKNQFV ATPYDVAIIG DYNIGGDAWS
     SRILLEEIGL RVIAQWSGDG TLAEMENTPK AKLNVLHCYR SMNYISRHME EKFGIPWVEY
     NFFGPSQIEA SLRQIASHFD DKIKEGAERV IAKYKALTDA VIAKYRPRLE GKTVMLFVGG
     LRPRHVIDAY GDLGMKVVGT GYEFGHNDDY QRTTHYVEDG TLIYDDVTSY EFEKFVEKIE
     PDLVGSGIKE KYVFQKMGVP FRQMHSWDYS GPYHGYDRFA IFARDMDMAI NSPVWGMAKA
     PWKA