Identification
Name:Respiratory nitrate reductase 2 alpha chain
Synonyms:Not Available
Gene Name:narZ
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in oxidoreductase activity
Specific Function:The alpha chain is the actual site of nitrate reduction
Cellular Location:Cell membrane; Peripheral membrane protein
SMPDB Pathways:
KEGG Pathways:
  • Microbial metabolism in diverse environments ec01120
  • Nitrogen metabolism ec00910
KEGG Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0Acceptor+1.0Thumb+1.0Acceptor1.0Thumb+1.0Reduced acceptor+1.0Reduced acceptor
1.0Nitrite + 1.0Acceptor + 1.0Water + 1.0Acceptor ↔ 1.0Nitrate + 1.0Reduced acceptor + 1.0Reduced acceptor
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2.0Ferricytochrome c+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+2.0Ferrocytochrome c+2.0Thumb
2.0Ferricytochrome c + 1.0Nitrite + 1.0Water ↔ 1.0Nitrate + 2.0Ferrocytochrome c + 2.0Hydrogen ion
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SMPDB Reactions:
1.0Nitrate+1.0cytochrome c nitrite reductase+1.0Thumb1.0Nitrite+1.0cytochrome c nitrite reductase+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Nitrate + 1.0cytochrome c nitrite reductase + 1.0Nitrate ↔ 1.0Nitrite + 1.0cytochrome c nitrite reductase + 1.0Water + 1.0Nitrite
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1.0Thumb+2.0Thumb+2.0Electron1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Selenate + 2.0Hydrogen ion + 2.0Electron → 1.0Selenite + 1.0Water
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1.0Thumb+2.0Thumb+1.0a menaquinol1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0a menaquinone
1.0Nitrate + 2.0Hydrogen ion + 1.0a menaquinol → 1.0Nitrite + 1.0Water + 1.0a menaquinone
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Complex Reactions:
2.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+2.0Thumb
2.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Menaquinone 8+1.0Thumb+2.0Thumb
2.0Hydrogen ion + 1.0Menaquinol 8 + 1.0Nitrate → 1.0Water + 1.0Menaquinone 8 + 1.0Nitrite + 2.0Hydrogen ion
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Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB21652Ferricytochrome cMetaboCard
ECMDB23135Ferrocytochrome cMetaboCard
ECMDB21225Hydrogen ionMetaboCard
ECMDB21245Menaquinol 8MetaboCard
ECMDB02878NitrateMetaboCard
ECMDB02786NitriteMetaboCard
ECMDB23788SelenateMetaboCard
ECMDB21355SeleniteMetaboCard
ECMDB01060Ubiquinol-8MetaboCard
ECMDB21296Ubiquinone-8MetaboCard
ECMDB00494WaterMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Component
macromolecular complex
nitrate reductase complex
protein complex
Function
binding
catalytic activity
cation binding
electron carrier activity
ion binding
metal ion binding
molybdenum ion binding
nitrate reductase activity
oxidoreductase activity
oxidoreductase activity, acting on other nitrogenous compounds as donors
transition metal ion binding
Process
metabolic process
nitrate metabolic process
nitrogen compound metabolic process
oxidation reduction
Gene Properties
Blattner:b1468
Gene OrientationCounterclockwise
Centisome Percentage:33.12
Left Sequence End1536874
Right Sequence End1540614
Gene Sequence:
>3741 bp
ATGAGTAAACTTTTGGATCGCTTTCGCTACTTCAAACAAAAGGGCGAAACCTTTGCCGAT
GGTCACGGACAGGTGATGCATAGCAACCGCGACTGGGAGGACAGCTATCGCCAGCGTTGG
CAGTTCGACAAAATCGTGCGTTCCACCCACGGTGTTAACTGTACAGGCTCCTGTAGCTGG
AAAATCTACGTTAAAAATGGTCTGGTGACCTGGGAAATCCAACAGACCGACTACCCGCGC
ACTCGCCCTGACCTGCCCAATCATGAACCTCGCGGCTGCCCGCGTGGCGCAAGTTACTCC
TGGTATCTTTACAGCGCTAACCGCCTGAAATACCCGCTCATTCGTAAACGACTGATTGAA
CTGTGGCGCGAAGCCCTCAAGCAACACAGCGATCCGGTACTGGCGTGGGCATCGATTATG
AACGATCCGCAAAAGTGCCTGAGCTACAAACAAGTGCGTGGGCGCGGCGGGTTTATCCGC
TCCAACTGGCAGGAACTAAACCAGCTGATTGCCGCCGCTAACGTCTGGACCATCAAAACC
TACGGCCCGGATCGCGTTGCCGGTTTCTCGCCGATCCCGGCGATGTCGATGGTTTCTTAC
GCCGCCGGAACGCGTTATCTGTCGCTGCTTGGCGGCACCTGTTTAAGTTTCTACGACTGG
TATTGCGACCTGCCGCCCGCCTCGCCGATGACCTGGGGCGAGCAAACCGACGTACCGGAA
TCTGCCGACTGGTATAACTCCAGCTACATCATCGCCTGGGGGTCTAACGTACCGCAGACA
CGTACGCCGGACGCCCACTTCTTTACCGAAGTACGCTACAAAGGCACTAAAACCATCGCC
ATTACCCCTGACTACTCTGAAGTGGCCAAATTGTGCGACCAGTGGCTGGCACCGAAACAA
GGCACTGATAGCGCCCTGGCGATGGCAATGGGCCATGTGATTTTAAAAGAGTTTCATCTC
GATAATCCCAGCGACTACTTTATCAACTACTGCCGCCGCTACAGCGACATGCCGATGCTG
GTAATGCTGGAGCCTCGCGACGATGGTAGCTACGTTCCCGGGCGCATGATCCGCGCATCT
GACCTGGTGGATGGACTGGGCGAAAGCAACAATCCGCAGTGGAAAACCGTAGCAGTTAAT
ACCGCAGGTGAATTGGTAGTGCCGAACGGTTCGATTGGTTTCCGCTGGGGAGAAAAAGGC
AAATGGAATCTGGAATCCATTGCCGCCGGTACGGAAACCGAATTGTCGTTAACCCTGCTC
GGTCAACATGACGCTGTTGCAGGCGTGGCCTTCCCCTACTTTGGCGGCATTGAAAATCCG
CATTTTCGCAGCGTAAAACACAATCCGGTGCTGGTGCGCCAATTGCCCGTTAAAAACCTG
ACGTTAGTCGATGGCAACACCTGTCCGGTGGTCAGCGTTTATGATTTGGTACTGGCGAAT
TACGGCCTCGATCGCGGGCTGGAAGATGAAAACAGTGCGAAAGATTACGCTGAAATCAAA
CCGTACACCCCAGCCTGGGGTGAGCAAATTACCGGCGTGCCGCGCCAGTATATTGAAACC
ATCGCCCGTGAATTTGCCGATACCGCCCATAAAACGCATGGGCGCTCGATGATTATCCTC
GGCGCAGGTGTTAACCACTGGTATCACATGGACATGAACTACCGCGGGATGATCAATATG
CTGATCTTCTGCGGTTGTGTCGGGCAAAGCGGTGGCGGCTGGGCACACTATGTCGGCCAG
GAAAAACTGCGCCCACAAACCGGCTGGTTGCCACTGGCCTTTGCGCTCGACTGGAACCGA
CCACCGCGCCAAATGAACAGCACCTCGTTTTTCTACAATCATTCCAGCCAATGGCGCTAT
GAAAAAGTCTCTGCTCAGGAGTTACTTTCACCGCTCGCCGATGCCAGTAAGTACAGCGGT
CATCTGATTGATTTCAACGTTCGCGCCGAACGTATGGGCTGGCTACCTTCTGCGCCGCAG
CTGGGGCGTAACCCGCTCGGGATTAAAGCTGAAGCCGACAAGGCCGGATTATCCCCCACA
GAATTTACCGCCCAGGCGCTGAAATCGGGCGATTTACGTATGGCCTGCGAACAACCAGAT
AGCAGCAGCAATCATCCGCGTAATTTGTTTGTCTGGCGCTCTAACCTGCTTGGCTCCTCC
GGCAAAGGCCACGAGTATATGCAGAAGTATCTGCTGGGGACCGAAAGCGGGATTCAGGGC
GAGGAACTCGGTGCCAGCGACGGGATCAAACCGGAAGAAGTCGAGTGGCAAACTGCAGCG
ATTGAAGGCAAGCTCGACCTGCTGGTGACGCTCGACTTCCGCATGTCCAGTACCTGCCTG
TTCTCCGATATCGTTCTGCCCACCGCCACCTGGTACGAAAAAGACGATATGAACACCTCG
GATATGCATCCGTTTATTCATCCGCTTTCTGCGGCGGTCGATCCGGCGTGGGAATCACGC
AGCGACTGGGAAATCTACAAAGGTATCGCCAAAGCATTTTCGCAAGTGTGCGTGGGTCAT
CTTGGCAAAGAAACCGACGTGGTATTACAACCCCTACTGCATGACTCTCCGGCAGAGCTC
TCACAGCCGTGTGAAGTGCTCGACTGGCGCAAAGGCGAATGCGATCTGATTCCAGGCAAA
ACCGCGCCGAATATTGTGGCGGTGGAGCGCGACTACCCTGCTACGTATGAACGCTTTACC
TCGCTCGGGCCATTGATGGACAAACTTGGCAATGGCGGTAAAGGGATTTCGTGGAATACC
CAGGATGAAATCGATTTCCTCGGCAAACTCAATTACACCAAGCGTGATGGCCCGGCACAG
GGGCGTCCGCTGATTGACACCGCCATTGACGCTTCAGAAGTGATTCTGGCACTGGCACCG
GAAACCAACGGTCATGTTGCAGTCAAAGCGTGGCAGGCGCTGGGCGAGATCACCGGGCGC
GAACATACCCATCTGGCGCTGCACAAAGAGGACGAGAAGATTCGCTTTCGCGATATTCAG
GCGCAGCCGCGTAAAATTATCTCCAGCCCCACCTGGTCCGGTCTGGAAAGCGATCACGTC
TCCTATAACGCGGGATACACCAACGTTCATGAGTTAATTCCGTGGCGCACGCTGTCGGGA
CGCCAGCAGCTCTATCAGGATCATCCGTGGATGCGTGCTTTTGGTGAAAGCCTGGTGGCT
TATCGCCCGCCTATCGACACCCGTAGCGTCAGTGAGATGCGCCAGATACCGCCAAACGGC
TTCCCGGAAAAAGCACTTAACTTCCTGACGCCGCACCAGAAATGGGGCATTCACTCAACC
TACAGTGAAAACCTGCTAATGCTGACGCTCTCTCGCGGTGGACCGATTGTCTGGATCAGC
GAAACAGATGCCCGAGAACTGACCATTGTCGATAACGACTGGGTGGAAGTATTCAACGCC
AACGGCGCGCTGACTGCCCGCGCGGTGGTCAGCCAACGTGTACCGCCGGGCATGACCATG
ATGTATCACGCCCAGGAACGCATTATGAATATTCCTGGTTCGGAAGTAACTGGCATGCGC
GGCGGCATTCATAACTCGGTTACCCGCGTTTGCCCGAAACCAACGCATATGATTGGCGGT
TACGCGCAGCTGGCCTGGGGCTTTAACTACTACGGCACCGTCGGATCGAACCGCGATGAG
TTCATCATGATCCGCAAGATGAAGAACGTTAACTGGCTGGATGATGAAGGTCGCGATCAG
GTACAGGAGGCGAAAAAATGA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:1246
Protein Molecular Weight:140226
Protein Theoretical pI:7
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>Respiratory nitrate reductase 2 alpha chain
MSKLLDRFRYFKQKGETFADGHGQVMHSNRDWEDSYRQRWQFDKIVRSTHGVNCTGSCSW
KIYVKNGLVTWEIQQTDYPRTRPDLPNHEPRGCPRGASYSWYLYSANRLKYPLIRKRLIE
LWREALKQHSDPVLAWASIMNDPQKCLSYKQVRGRGGFIRSNWQELNQLIAAANVWTIKT
YGPDRVAGFSPIPAMSMVSYAAGTRYLSLLGGTCLSFYDWYCDLPPASPMTWGEQTDVPE
SADWYNSSYIIAWGSNVPQTRTPDAHFFTEVRYKGTKTIAITPDYSEVAKLCDQWLAPKQ
GTDSALAMAMGHVILKEFHLDNPSDYFINYCRRYSDMPMLVMLEPRDDGSYVPGRMIRAS
DLVDGLGESNNPQWKTVAVNTAGELVVPNGSIGFRWGEKGKWNLESIAAGTETELSLTLL
GQHDAVAGVAFPYFGGIENPHFRSVKHNPVLVRQLPVKNLTLVDGNTCPVVSVYDLVLAN
YGLDRGLEDENSAKDYAEIKPYTPAWGEQITGVPRQYIETIAREFADTAHKTHGRSMIIL
GAGVNHWYHMDMNYRGMINMLIFCGCVGQSGGGWAHYVGQEKLRPQTGWLPLAFALDWNR
PPRQMNSTSFFYNHSSQWRYEKVSAQELLSPLADASKYSGHLIDFNVRAERMGWLPSAPQ
LGRNPLGIKAEADKAGLSPTEFTAQALKSGDLRMACEQPDSSSNHPRNLFVWRSNLLGSS
GKGHEYMQKYLLGTESGIQGEELGASDGIKPEEVEWQTAAIEGKLDLLVTLDFRMSSTCL
FSDIVLPTATWYEKDDMNTSDMHPFIHPLSAAVDPAWESRSDWEIYKGIAKAFSQVCVGH
LGKETDVVLQPLLHDSPAELSQPCEVLDWRKGECDLIPGKTAPNIVAVERDYPATYERFT
SLGPLMDKLGNGGKGISWNTQDEIDFLGKLNYTKRDGPAQGRPLIDTAIDASEVILALAP
ETNGHVAVKAWQALGEITGREHTHLALHKEDEKIRFRDIQAQPRKIISSPTWSGLESDHV
SYNAGYTNVHELIPWRTLSGRQQLYQDHPWMRAFGESLVAYRPPIDTRSVSEMRQIPPNG
FPEKALNFLTPHQKWGIHSTYSENLLMLTLSRGGPIVWISETDARELTIVDNDWVEVFNA
NGALTARAVVSQRVPPGMTMMYHAQERIMNIPGSEVTGMRGGIHNSVTRVCPKPTHMIGG
YAQLAWGFNYYGTVGSNRDEFIMIRKMKNVNWLDDEGRDQVQEAKK
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P19319
Uniprot Name:NARZ_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:85674979
Ecogene ID:EG10648
Ecocyc:EG10648
ColiBase:b1468
Kegg Gene:b1468
EchoBASE ID:EB0642
CCDB:NARZ_ECOLI
BacMap:16129427
General Reference:
  • Aiba, H., Baba, T., Hayashi, K., Inada, T., Isono, K., Itoh, T., Kasai, H., Kashimoto, K., Kimura, S., Kitakawa, M., Kitagawa, M., Makino, K., Miki, T., Mizobuchi, K., Mori, H., Mori, T., Motomura, K., Nakade, S., Nakamura, Y., Nashimoto, H., Nishio, Y., Oshima, T., Saito, N., Sampei, G., Horiuchi, T., et, a. l. .. (1996). "A 570-kb DNA sequence of the Escherichia coli K-12 genome corresponding to the 28.0-40.1 min region on the linkage map." DNA Res 3:363-377. Pubmed: 9097039
  • Blasco, F., Iobbi, C., Ratouchniak, J., Bonnefoy, V., Chippaux, M. (1990). "Nitrate reductases of Escherichia coli: sequence of the second nitrate reductase and comparison with that encoded by the narGHJI operon." Mol Gen Genet 222:104-111. Pubmed: 2233673
  • Blattner, F. R., Plunkett, G. 3rd, Bloch, C. A., Perna, N. T., Burland, V., Riley, M., Collado-Vides, J., Glasner, J. D., Rode, C. K., Mayhew, G. F., Gregor, J., Davis, N. W., Kirkpatrick, H. A., Goeden, M. A., Rose, D. J., Mau, B., Shao, Y. (1997). "The complete genome sequence of Escherichia coli K-12." Science 277:1453-1462. Pubmed: 9278503
  • Hayashi, K., Morooka, N., Yamamoto, Y., Fujita, K., Isono, K., Choi, S., Ohtsubo, E., Baba, T., Wanner, B. L., Mori, H., Horiuchi, T. (2006). "Highly accurate genome sequences of Escherichia coli K-12 strains MG1655 and W3110." Mol Syst Biol 2:2006.0007. Pubmed: 16738553