narJ [Mon Aug 31 2015 13:57:20 GMT+0200 (CEST)]

chaperone for the nitrate reductase (protein J)

locus: BSU37260

pI: 4.62

mw: 21.00 kDa

function: nitrate respiration, nitrogen assimilation

product: chaperone for the nitrate reductase (protein J)

essential: no

synonyms

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.1|Electron transport and ATP synthesis] → [category|SW 2.1.2|Respiration] → [category|SW 2.1.2.2|Anaerobic respiration]

[SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

• [SW|respiration]

This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]

• [SW|Fnr regulon]

The protein

Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity

• Nitrite + acceptor = nitrate + reduced acceptor (according to Swiss-Prot)

Expression and Regulation

Operon

• ''[protein|search|narG]-[protein|search|narH]-[protein|search|narJ]-[protein|search|narI]'' [Pubmed|8846791,16428414]

[SW|Sigma factor]

• [protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|8846791,16428414]

Regulation

• expressed under anaerobic conditions ([protein|search|Fnr]) [Pubmed|8846791,16428414]

Regulatory mechanism

• [protein|search|Fnr]: transcription activation [Pubmed|8846791,16428414]

References

Reviews

• 11289299

Original publications

• 9352926,8846791,16428414