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dsrA

Gene
dsrA
Protein
Sulfite reductase, dissimilatory-type subunit alpha
Organism
Archaeoglobus fulgidus (strain ATCC 49558 / VC-16 / DSM 4304 / JCM 9628 / NBRC 100126)
Length
418 amino acids
Function
Catalyzes the reduction of sulfite to sulfide. This is the terminal oxidation reaction in sulfate respiration.
Mass
47.525 kDa
Sequence
MSETPLLDELEKGPWPSFVKEIKKTAELMEKAAAEGKDVKMPKGARGLLKQLEISYKDKKTHWKHGGIVSVVGYGGGVIGRYSDLGEQIPEVEHFHTMRINQPSGWFYSTKALRGLCDVWEKWGSGLTNFHGSTGDIIFLGTRSEYLQPCFEDLGNLEIPFDIGGSGSDLRTPSACMGPALCEFACYDTLELCYDLTMTYQDELHRPMWPYKFKIKCAGCPNDCVASKARSDFAIIGTWKDDIKVDQEAVKEYASWMDIENEVVKLCPTGAIKWDGKELTIDNRECVRCMHCINKMPKALKPGDERGATILIGGKAPFVEGAVIGWVAVPFVEVEKPYDEIKEILEAIWDWWDEEGKFRERIGELIWRKGMREFLKVIGREADVRMVKAPRNNPFMFFEKDELKPSAYTEELKKRGMW

Gene
dsrA
Protein
Sulfite reductase, dissimilatory-type subunit alpha
Organism
Allochromatium vinosum (strain ATCC 17899 / DSM 180 / NBRC 103801 / NCIMB 10441 / D)
Length
417 amino acids
Function
Catalyzes the reduction of sulfite to sulfide. This is the terminal oxidation reaction in sulfate respiration.
Mass
46.791 kDa
Sequence
MAIDKHATPMLDQLETGPWPSFISGIKRLRDQHPDARINAVTNDLLGQLEHSYETRKGYWKGGTVSVFGYGGGIIPRFSEVGKVFPSSKEFHTVRVQPPAGNHYTTAMLRQLADTWEKYGSGLITFHGQTGNIMFIGVDTPNTQNFFDEINDYGWDLGGAGPCVRTAMSCVGSARCEMSCTNELKAHRLLVNNFTDDVHRPALPYKFKFKVSGCPNDCQNAIERSDFAVLGTWRDDMKVDQAEVKHYIADKGRQYYIDNVITRCPTKALSLNDDDTLDVNNRDCVRCMHCLNVMPKALHPGDDKGVTILIGGKRTLKIGDLMGTVVVPFKKLETEEDYESLVELAETIIDFWAENGLEHERCGEMIERIGLANFLEGIGIEPDPNMLSHPRQSSYIRMDGWDEAAEEWFARQAEAGR

Gene
dsrA
Protein
Sulfite reductase, dissimilatory-type subunit alpha
Organism
Desulfovibrio gigas (strain ATCC 19364 / DSM 1382 / NCIMB 9332 / VKM B-1759)
Length
198 amino acids
Function
Part of the complex that catalyzes the reduction of sulfite to sulfide. The alpha and beta subunits may have arisen by gene duplication. They both bind 2 iron-sulfur clusters, but the alpha subunit seems to be catalytically inactive, due to substitutions along the putative substrate access channel, and because it binds sirohydrochlorin (the dematallated form of siroheme) instead of siroheme.
Mass
22.384 kDa
Fragment
single
Sequence
WKDDIKIDQEAVKAYVGGEFKPNAGAHAGRDWGKFDIEAEVVGLCPTGCMTYESGTLSIDNKNCTRCMHCINTMPRALKIGDERGASILVGAKAPVLDGAQMGSLLIPFIAAEEPFDEVKEVIENIWEWWMEEGKNRERLGETMKRVGFQKLLEVTGTKAVPQHVSEPRHNPYIFFKEEEVPGGWSRDISDYRKRHMR

Gene
dsrA
Protein
Sulfite reductase, dissimilatory-type subunit alpha
Organism
Desulfovibrio gigas (strain ATCC 19364 / DSM 1382 / NCIMB 9332 / VKM B-1759)
Length
198 amino acids
Function
Part of the complex that catalyzes the reduction of sulfite to sulfide. The alpha and beta subunits may have arisen by gene duplication. They both bind 2 iron-sulfur clusters, but the alpha subunit seems to be catalytically inactive, due to substitutions along the putative substrate access channel, and because it binds sirohydrochlorin (the dematallated form of siroheme) instead of siroheme.
Mass
22.384 kDa
Fragment
single
Sequence
WKDDIKIDQEAVKAYVGGEFKPNAGAHAGRDWGKFDIEAEVVGLCPTGCMTYESGTLSIDNKNCTRCMHCINTMPRALKIGDERGASILVGAKAPVLDGAQMGSLLIPFIAAEEPFDEVKEVIENIWEWWMEEGKNRERLGETMKRVGFQKLLEVTGTKAVPQHVSEPRHNPYIFFKEEEVPGGWSRDISDYRKRHMR