ID   NIFW_AZOVI              Reviewed;         115 AA.
AC   P14888;
DT   01-APR-1990, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   23-JAN-2007, sequence version 3.
DT   25-MAY-2022, entry version 62.
DE   RecName: Full=Nitrogenase-stabilizing/protective protein NifW;
GN   Name=nifW;
OS   Azotobacter vinelandii.
OC   Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Pseudomonadales;
OC   Pseudomonadaceae; Azotobacter.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=354;
RN   [1]
RP   NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA].
RC   STRAIN=ATCC 13705 / OP1 / DSM 366 / NCIMB 11614 / LMG 3878 / UW;
RX   PubMed=2644218; DOI=10.1128/jb.171.2.1017-1027.1989;
RA   Jacobson M.R., Brigle K.E., Bennett L.T., Setterquist R.A., Wilson M.S.,
RA   Cash V.L., Beynon J., Newton W.E., Dean D.R.;
RT   "Physical and genetic map of the major nif gene cluster from Azotobacter
RT   vinelandii.";
RL   J. Bacteriol. 171:1017-1027(1989).
RN   [2]
RP   PROTEIN SEQUENCE OF 2-6, AND CHARACTERIZATION.
RX   PubMed=8621656; DOI=10.1074/jbc.271.16.9764;
RA   Kim S., Burgess B.K.;
RT   "Evidence for the direct interaction of the nifW gene product with the MoFe
RT   protein.";
RL   J. Biol. Chem. 271:9764-9770(1996).
CC   -!- FUNCTION: May protect the nitrogenase Fe-Mo protein from oxidative
CC       damage.
CC   -!- SUBUNIT: Homotrimer; associates with NifD.
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the NifW family. {ECO:0000305}.
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DR   EMBL; M20568; AAA64730.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR   PIR; D32055; D32055.
DR   RefSeq; WP_012698858.1; NZ_FPKM01000020.1.
DR   AlphaFoldDB; P14888; -.
DR   SMR; P14888; -.
DR   GO; GO:0009399; P:nitrogen fixation; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
DR   HAMAP; MF_00529; NifW; 1.
DR   InterPro; IPR004893; NifW.
DR   Pfam; PF03206; NifW; 1.
DR   PIRSF; PIRSF005790; NifW; 1.
PE   1: Evidence at protein level;
KW   Direct protein sequencing; Nitrogen fixation.
FT   INIT_MET        1
FT                   /note="Removed"
FT                   /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:8621656"
FT   CHAIN           2..115
FT                   /note="Nitrogenase-stabilizing/protective protein NifW"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000219528"
SQ   SEQUENCE   115 AA;  13418 MW;  647550D5697303B9 CRC64;
     MTVQPFSPDS DLTLDEAMDE LVSAEDFLEF FGVPFDQDVV HVNRLHIMQR YHDYLSKAGD
     LDEHDDQARY AVFQKLLARA YLDFVESDAL TEKVFKVFRM HEPQKTFVSI DQLLS