• Molecules and Cells
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• 제46권12호
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• pp.736-742
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• 2023

NifB, a radical S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) enzyme, is pivotal in the biosynthesis of the iron-molybdenum cofactor (FeMo-co), commonly referred to as the M-cluster. This cofactor, located within the active site of nitrogenase, is essential for the conversion of dinitrogen (N₂) to NH₃. Recognized as the most intricate metallocluster in nature, FeMo-co biosynthesis involves multiple proteins and a sequence of steps. Of particular significance, NifB directs the fusion of two [Fe₄S₄] clusters to assemble the 8Fe core, while also incorporating an interstitial carbide. Although NifB has been extensively studied, its molecular mechanisms remain elusive. In this review, we explore recent structural analyses of NifB and provide a comprehensive overview of the established catalytic mechanisms. We propose prospective directions for future research, emphasizing the relevance to biochemistry, agriculture, and environmental science. The goal of this review is to lay a solid foundation for future endeavors aimed at elucidating the atomic details of FeMo-co biosynthesis.

• 한국잠사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국잠사학회 2002년도 Join Meetings of Korean Society of Sericultural Science and Japanse Society of Sericultural Science
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• pp.82-82
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• 2002

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• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.706-715
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• 2006

Nitrate reductase deficient (NR) mutant lines were selected indirectly by their resistance to 100mM chlorate in cell cultures of P. parviflora. A total of 585 chlorate resistant lines were confirmed by a second passage on a high concentration of chlorate. Frequency of spontaneous mutation was $9.7{\times}10^{-7}$ in 3 month old suspension-cultured cells, and in non-selective media containing amino acids as sole nitrogen source. The frequency of mutation could be increased up to 11-fold by culture for 12 months. Out of 40 randomly selected calli, 22 were fully deficient in NR. The rest of the clones contained a decreased level of NR activity. Further characterization was carried out in 13 mutant lines which were fully deficient in NR and in 5 mutant lines containing residual (0-7.0%) NR activity, as compared to wild-type cells cultured on the same medium. The $NR^-$ mutants were tentatively classified as defective in the NR apoenzyme (nia-type; 11 mutant lines including the 5 with residual NR activity) or in the molybdenum cofactor (cnx-type; 7 mutant lines) by the XDH activity. The cnx-type could be further classified into two groups. In one group (5 mutant lines) of these, the NR activity could be partially restored by nonphysiologically high (1.0mM) molybdate in the culture medium. Both types of $NR^-$ mutants were unable to grow on minimal medium containing nitrate as sole nitrogen source, but grew well on amino acids. They also proved to be extremely sensitive to the standard medium ($MSP_1$) containing nitrate and ammonium. Shoot regeneration was obtained only in the $NR^-$ mutants, which contained residual NR activity, but they so far have failed to grow into plants.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.137-143
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• 1978

소의 갑상선에 있는 xanthine oxidase 효소도 flavin adenine dinucleotide(FAD), 모리브덴 및 철을 cofactor로서 가지고 있었으며 그 비율은 1 : 0.36 : 1.6이었다 갑상선 xanthine oxidase의 분자량은 gel filtration과 gel electrophoresis방법으로 측정하였을 때 우유에서 추출한 xanthine oxidase의 분자량과 큰 차이가 없었다. 그 효소의 활성도는 pH7.8에서 가장 높았고 isoelectric point는 electrofocusing으로 측정하였을 때 pH 6.2 였다. SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis 실험 결과는 소의 갑상선에서 추출된 xanthine oxidase가 세개의 subunit로 분해되었음을 지적했고, 최소 단위분자량 65,000정도의 polypeptide 4개로서 완전한 xanthine oxidase 한 분자를 구성하고 있을 가능성을 보였다. 갑상선 호소의 absorption spectrum을 우유에서 추출된 효소와 비교하였을 때 상당한 상이점을 나타내었다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.75-85
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• 2012

Although, microbial arsenic mobilization by dissimilatory arsenate-reducing bacteria (DARB) and the practical use to the removal technology of arsenic from contaminated soil are expected, most previous research mainly has been focused on the geochemical circulation of arsenic. Therefore, in this review we summarized the previously reported DARB to grasp the characteristic for bioremediation of arsenic. Evidence of microbial growth on arsenate is presented based on isolate analyses, after which a summary of the physiology of the following arsenate-respiring bacteria is provided: Chrysiogenes arsenatis strain BAL-$1^T$, Sulfurospirillum barnesii, Desulfotomaculum strain Ben-RB, Desulfotomaculum auripigmentum strains OREX-4, GFAJ-1, Bacillus sp., Desulfitobacterium hafniense DCB-$2^T$, strain SES-3, Citrobacter sp. (TSA-1 and NC-1), Sulfurospirillum arsenophilum sp. nov., Shewanella sp., Chrysiogenes arsenatis BAL-$1^T$, Deferribacter desulfuricans. Among the DARB, Citrobacter sp. NC-1 is superior to other dissimilatory arsenate-reducing bacteria with respect to arsenate reduction, particularly at high concentrations as high as 60 mM. A gram-negative anaerobic bacterium, Citrobacter sp. NC-1, which was isolated from arsenic contaminated soil, can grow on glucose as an electron donor and arsenate as an electron acceptor. Strain NC-1 rapidly reduced arsenate at 5 mM to arsenite with concomitant cell growth, indicating that arsenate can act as the terminal electron acceptor for anaerobic respiration (dissimilatory arsenate reduction). To characterize the reductase systems in strain NC-1, arsenate and nitrate reduction activities were investigated with washed-cell suspensions and crude cell extracts from cells grown on arsenate or nitrate. These reductase activities were induced individually by the two electron acceptors. Tungstate, which is a typical inhibitory antagonist of molybdenum containing dissimilatory reductases, strongly inhibited the reduction of arsenate and nitrate in anaerobic growth cultures. These results suggest that strain NC-1 catalyzes the reduction of arsenate and nitrate by distinct terminal reductases containing a molybdenum cofactor. This may be advantageous during bioremediation processes where both contaminants are present. Moreover, a brief explanation of arsenic extraction from a model soil artificially contaminated with As (V) using a novel DARB (Citrobacter sp. NC-1) is given in this article. We conclude with a discussion of the importance of microbial arsenate reduction in the environment. The successful application and use of DARB should facilitate the effective bioremediation of arsenic contaminated sites.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.591-597
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• 2017

Maribacter dokdonensis DSW-8 was isolated from the seawater off Dokdo in Korea. To investigate the genomic features of this marine bacterium, we sequenced its genome and analyzed the genomic features. After de novo assembly and gene prediction, 16 contigs totaling 4,434,543 bp (35.95% G+C content) in size were generated and 3,835 protein-coding sequences, 36 transfer RNAs, and 6 ribosomal RNAs were detected. In the genome of DSW-8, genes encoding the proteins associated with gliding motility, molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis, and utilization of several kinds of carbohydrates were identified. To analyze the genomic relationships among Maribacter species, we compared publically available Maribacter genomes, including that of M. dokdonensis DSW-8. A phylogenomic tree based on 1,772 genes conserved among the eight Maribacter strains showed that Maribacter speices isolated from seawater are distinguishable from species originating from algal blooms. Comparison of the gene contents using COG and subsystem databases demonstrated that the relative abundance of genes involved in carbohydrate metabolism are higher in seawater-originating strains than those of algal blooms. These results indicate that the genomic information of Maribacter species reflects the characteristics of their habitats and provides useful information for carbon utilization of marine flavobacteria.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권7호통권87호
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• pp.990-995
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• 2007

몰리브덴 보조인자 형성을 방해하는 텅스텐산 나트륨이 옥수수 뿌리에서 알데히드 산화효소의 활성과 생장에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 다른 식물에서 보고된 바와 같이 옥수수 뿌리에서도 텅스텐산 나트륨은 그 농도가 증가됨에 따라 알데히드 산화효소의 활성을 억제하였는데, 억제 활성은 식물체에 직접 처리한 경우에만 나타나고 추출된 효소에 처리하였을 때에는 효과가 없었다. 텅스텐산은 알데히드 산화효소의 활성화를 억제하는 물질임에도 불구하고, Western분석에 의하면 알데히드 산화효소 단백질의 함량을 감소시키는 것으로 나타나 반응산물이 효소함량을 증가시키는 양성 되먹임 조절관계를 나타내었다. 텅스텐산 나트륨은 효소활성을 억제하는 농도에서 옥수수 원뿌리의 생장과 곁뿌리발생을 억제하였지만 굴중성 반응에는 영향이 없었다. 전자의 두 반응은 옥신 절대함량에 의존하고 후자는 상대량에 의존하므로 텅스텐산 나트륨에 의한 옥신 함량 변화로 관찰된 결과들의 설명이 가능할 것으로 사료되었다. 그러나 뿌리의free IAA의 함량 변화는 검출되지 않았다. 옥신 함량 조절에는 강력한 항상성 기작이 관여하므로 IAA conjugate분해와 nitrilase에 의한 생합성 증가 등 결과 설명에 적용 가능한 내용들을 논의하였다.