Structural analysis of the NifL-NifA complex reveals the molecular basis of anti-activation of nitrogen fixation gene expression in Azotobacter vinelandii
Marcelo Bueno Batista, Jake Richardson, Michael W. Webster, Dmitry Ghilarov, John W. Peters, David M. Lawson, Ray A. Dixon
The paper uses cryo-EM to study the NifL-NifA complex in Azotobacter vinelandii, revealing how NifL sequesters NifA to regulate nitrogen fixation and enabling engineered strains with enhanced nitrogen secretion.
FEBS Journal · Sep 7, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology