Azotobacter vinelandii scaffold protein NifU transfers iron to NifQ as part of the iron-molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis pathway for nitrogenase
E. Barahona, X. Jiang, E. Jimenez-Vicente, L. M. Rubio, M. Gonzalez-Guerrero
The paper demonstrates that NifU transfers an [Fe-S] cluster to NifQ, enabling molybdenum incorporation into the nitrogenase cofactor in Azotobacter vinelandii.
bioRxiv · Dec 6, 2021Biochemistry