ID   NIFD_LEPBY              Reviewed;         494 AA.
AC   Q00239;
DT   01-DEC-1992, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-DEC-1992, sequence version 1.
DT   03-AUG-2022, entry version 81.
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   Leptolyngbya boryana (Plectonema boryanum).
OC   Bacteria; Cyanobacteria; Pseudanabaenales; Leptolyngbyaceae; Leptolyngbya.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=1184;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC 27894 / CCAP 1463/1 / IAM M-101 / PCC 6306 / UTEX 581;
RA   Fujita Y., Takahashi Y., Shonai F., Ogura Y., Matsubara H.;
RT   "Cloning, nucleotide sequences and differential expression of the nifH and
RT   nifH-like (frxC) genes from the filamentous nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium
RT   Plectonema boryanum.";
RL   Plant Cell Physiol. 32:1093-1106(1991).
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; D00666; BAA00569.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   PIR; JQ2156; JQ2156.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; Q00239; -.
DR   SMR; Q00239; -.
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..494
FT                   /note="Nitrogenase molybdenum-iron protein alpha chain"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000153077"
FT   BINDING         70
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         96
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         162
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         288
FT                   /ligand="[7Fe-Mo-9S-C-homocitryl] cluster"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30409"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
FT   BINDING         455
FT                   /ligand="[7Fe-Mo-9S-C-homocitryl] cluster"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30409"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
SQ   SEQUENCE   494 AA;  55423 MW;  F4E8DFD78FFE01DD CRC64;
     MTPPESVTLE ENAATAVDPK ELIKDVLEAY PEKGRKKREK HLNVYQEGKP DCGVKSNIKS
     LPGSMTTRGC AYAGSKGVVW GPIKDMIHIS HGPVGCGYYS WSGRRNYYIG TTGIDTFGTM
     QFTSDFQERD IVFGGDKKLA KLITELEELF PLNRGISIQS ECPIGLIGDD IEAVAKKSAK
     EINKAVVPVR CEGFRGVSQS LGHHIANDAV RDWIFPRTDK AKKDGTIDVD PTQYDVAIIG
     DYNIGGDAWS SRILLEEIGL RVVAQWSGDG TINELINTPT VKLNLVHCYR SMNYISRHME
     ETYGIPWLEY NFFGPTQIAK SLREIAAKFD ETIQAKAEEV IAKYQAQTDE VIAKFLPRLQ
     GKTVALMVGG LRPRHVVPAF YDLGMRLIGT GYEFGHNDDY KRTTHYIEDG TLIYDDVSAF
     EFEEFIKEMK PDLVASGIKE KYVFQKMALP FRQMHSWDYS GPYHGYDGFA IFARDMDMAL
     NSPTWSLIGA PWSK