ID   NIFD_RHOCA              Reviewed;         499 AA.
AC   P08717;
DT   01-JAN-1988, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   01-JAN-1988, 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   Rhodobacter capsulatus (Rhodopseudomonas capsulata).
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Alphaproteobacteria; Rhodobacterales;
OC   Rhodobacteraceae; Rhodobacter.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=1061;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA].
RX   PubMed=3557130; DOI=10.1016/0378-1119(86)90354-9;
RA   Schumann J.P., Waitches G.M., Scolnik P.A.;
RT   "A DNA fragment hybridizing to a nif probe in Rhodobacter capsulatus is
RT   homologous to a 16S rRNA gene.";
RL   Gene 48:81-92(1986).
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; M15270; AAA26141.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   PIR; B29042; B29042.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; P08717; -.
DR   SMR; P08717; -.
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..499
FT                   /note="Nitrogenase molybdenum-iron protein alpha chain"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000153081"
FT   BINDING         77
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         103
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         169
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         290
FT                   /ligand="[7Fe-Mo-9S-C-homocitryl] cluster"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30409"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
FT   BINDING         454
FT                   /ligand="[7Fe-Mo-9S-C-homocitryl] cluster"
FT                   /ligand_id="ChEBI:CHEBI:30409"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000250"
SQ   SEQUENCE   499 AA;  56105 MW;  C39786673C22C949 CRC64;
     MAKDHAGGPE DLERLVRDLI AEVLEAYPAK AQKKRAKHLS VAGATSEDAD ASRHRVEMRH
     VKSNIKSVPG VLTIRGCAYA GSKGVVWGPI KDMVHISHGP VGCGTYSWSQ RRNYYTGKTG
     VDSFVTMQFT TDFQEKDIVF GGDKKLEKTI DEINELFPLS KGITIQSECP IGLIGDDIEA
     VSKKKNKEIN KTIVPVRCEG FRGVSQSLGH HIANDAVRDW IFEQPESEAT KAFEPGPYDV
     NIIGDYNIGG DAWASPILLE EIGLNVIWSG DATLAEMERA PKAKLNLIHC YRSMNYICRY
     MEEKYSIGWM EYNFFGPTQI EASLRIGKFD ETIQANVEKV IAKYRPLVDG ILAKYKPRLE
     GKSVMLYVRP RSAPRRHAYD DLGMVIAGTG YEFAHNDDYK RTGHYVKEGT IYDDVTGYEL
     EKFIEKIRPD LVASGIKEEK YPVQKMGIPF RQMHSWDYSG PYHGYWASPI LLDAPWDKPH
     RASSWKITPA APWKAASEA