NasD

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  • Description: assimilatory nitrite reductase (subunit)

Gene name nasD
Synonyms nasBC, nirB
Essential no
Product assimilatory nitrite reductase (subunit)
Function utilization of nitrite as nitrogen source
Gene expression levels in SubtiExpress: nasD
Interactions involving this protein in SubtInteract: NasD
Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
nasD
MW, pI 88 kDa, 4.948
Gene length, protein length 2415 bp, 805 aa
Immediate neighbours nasE, nasC
Sequences Protein DNA DNA_with_flanks
Genetic context
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Expression at a glance   PubMed
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Categories containing this gene/protein

respiration, utilization of nitrogen sources other than amino acids

This gene is a member of the following regulons

NsrR regulon, ResD regulon, TnrA regulon

The gene

Basic information

  • Locus tag: BSU03300

Phenotypes of a mutant

Database entries

  • DBTBS entry: [1]
  • SubtiList entry: [2]

Additional information

The protein

Basic information/ Evolution

  • Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: Ammonium hydroxide + 3 NAD(P)+ + H2O = nitrite + 3 NAD(P)H (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Protein family: nitrite and sulfite reductase 4Fe-4S domain family (according to Swiss-Prot)
  • Paralogous protein(s): NasB

Extended information on the protein

  • Kinetic information:
  • Domains:
  • Modification:
  • Cofactor(s):
  • Effectors of protein activity:

Database entries

  • Structure:
  • KEGG entry: [3]

Additional information

Expression and regulation

  • Regulation:
    • expressed in the absence of good nitrogen sources (glutamine or ammonium) (TnrA) PubMed
    • expressed under anaerobic conditions (ResD) PubMed
    • induced by nitric oxide under anaerobic conditions (NsrR) PubMed
  • Additional information:

Biological materials

  • Mutant:
  • Expression vector:
  • lacZ fusion:
  • GFP fusion:
  • two-hybrid system:
  • Antibody:

Labs working on this gene/protein

Your additional remarks

References

Reviews

Original publications

Sushma Kommineni, Erik Yukl, Takahiro Hayashi, Jacob Delepine, Hao Geng, Pierre Moënne-Loccoz, Michiko M Nakano
Nitric oxide-sensitive and -insensitive interaction of Bacillus subtilis NsrR with a ResDE-controlled promoter.
Mol Microbiol: 2010, 78(5);1280-93
[PubMed:21091510] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Michiko M Nakano, Hao Geng, Shunji Nakano, Kazuo Kobayashi
The nitric oxide-responsive regulator NsrR controls ResDE-dependent gene expression.
J Bacteriol: 2006, 188(16);5878-87
[PubMed:16885456] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

Ken-ichi Yoshida, Hirotake Yamaguchi, Masaki Kinehara, Yo-hei Ohki, Yoshiko Nakaura, Yasutaro Fujita
Identification of additional TnrA-regulated genes of Bacillus subtilis associated with a TnrA box.
Mol Microbiol: 2003, 49(1);157-65
[PubMed:12823818] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M M Nakano, Y Zhu, M Lacelle, X Zhang, F M Hulett
Interaction of ResD with regulatory regions of anaerobically induced genes in Bacillus subtilis.
Mol Microbiol: 2000, 37(5);1198-207
[PubMed:10972836] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

M M Nakano, T Hoffmann, Y Zhu, D Jahn
Nitrogen and oxygen regulation of Bacillus subtilis nasDEF encoding NADH-dependent nitrite reductase by TnrA and ResDE.
J Bacteriol: 1998, 180(20);5344-50
[PubMed:9765565] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

L V Wray, A E Ferson, K Rohrer, S H Fisher
TnrA, a transcription factor required for global nitrogen regulation in Bacillus subtilis.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A: 1996, 93(17);8841-5
[PubMed:8799114] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

K Ogawa, E Akagawa, K Yamane, Z W Sun, M LaCelle, P Zuber, M M Nakano
The nasB operon and nasA gene are required for nitrate/nitrite assimilation in Bacillus subtilis.
J Bacteriol: 1995, 177(5);1409-13
[PubMed:7868621] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)