Protein
Assimilatory ferredoxin-dependent nitrite reductase
Organism
Haloferax mediterranei (strain ATCC 33500 / DSM 1411 / JCM 8866 / NBRC 14739 / NCIMB 2177 / R-4)
Function
Catalyzes the reduction of nitrite to ammonium in the nitrate assimilation pathway, using ferredoxin as the electron donor. Can use reduced methyl viologen but neither NADPH nor NADH as electron donors.
Similarity
Belongs to the nitrite and sulfite reductase 4Fe-4S domain family.
Sequence
MASKKEQWKSDLYGDAVRDELEAFAEEGFESIPEDERDKWFTRFKFWGVFQQRTGQESYFMMRLTNANGVLEPGQLRTIAEVARDYATGPVDNPEFGNGWVDLTTRQSIQLHWLELEDIPEIWEQLESVGVTSRSAGGDTMRNITGCPVAGKDTHELVESKPLLDRFQSELREDDALSNMPRKFNISVTGCREGCAQDSINDIGLEPARKEVDGEVITGFNVRVGGGLGSRKPRVARSLDVFVADEERAYEVVRGFVELYHDHGNRDVRARARSRFFVDDWGTEKIRDRLESEYLDFELQSAGEDIRDEYTYNAGRPQSAGKSDHVGVHEQSDGRYYVGLSVAVGRLTAADALELADLADKYGSGKIRLTRRQNPIVMDVPAGALDDLLAEPLLSKHTPEPNPFQRGTVACTGTEFCSLALTETKARTARMLRWLRDNVEVPDDVHQLKIHYSGCTADCGQANTADIGLFGMRAQKDGEMVEAMDIGVGGGIGDEPSFVEWIHQRVPADEVPGAIASLVEAFAAHRTAGQTFRQWVEAEGPDAVAEYCEPIETDFEAPYMHDAKQSWYPFADEDEPPKTEQPMTSD