NapF is a cytoplasmic iron-sulfur protein required for Fe-S cluster assembly in the periplasmic nitrate reductase.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
M Francisca Olmo-MiraM Dolores Roldán

Abstract

The periplasmic nitrate reductase (Nap) is wide-spread in proteobacteria. NapA, the nitrate reductase catalytic subunit, contains a Mo-bisMGD cofactor and one [4Fe-4S] cluster. The nap gene clusters in many bacteria, including Rhodobacter sphaeroides DSM158, contain an napF gene, disruption of which drastically decreases both in vitro and in vivo nitrate reductase activities. In spite its importance in the Nap system, NapF has never been characterized biochemically, and its role remains unknown. The NapF protein has four polycysteine clusters that suggest that it is an iron-sulfur-containing protein. In the present study, a His(6)-tagged NapF protein was overproduced in Escherichia coli and purified anaerobically. The purified NapF protein was used to obtain polyclonal antibodies raised in rabbit, and cellular fractionation of R. sphaeroides followed by immunoprobing with anti-NapF antibodies revealed that the native NapF protein is located in the cytoplasm. This contrasts with the periplasmic location of the mature NapA. However, NapA could not be detected in an isogenic napF(-) strain of R. sphaeroides. The His(6)-tagged NapF protein displayed spectral properties indicative of Fe-S clusters, but these features were rapidly lo...Continue Reading

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