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The nasB operon and nasA gene are required for nitrate/nitrite assimilation in Bacillus subtilis.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 177 ·No. 5 ·1995-03-00 ·Pages 1409-13

Ogawa K, Akagawa E, Yamane K, Sun ZW, LaCelle M, Zuber P, Nakano MM

Abstract

Bacillus subtilis can use either nitrate or nitrite as a sole source of nitrogen. The isolation of the nasABCDEF genes of B. subtilis, which are required for nitrate/nitrite assimilation, is reported. The probable gene products include subunits of nitrate/nitrite reductases and an enzyme involved in the synthesis of siroheme, a cofactor for nitrite reductase.

MeSH Terms
Anion Transport Proteins Bacillus subtilis/genetics,metabolism Bacterial Proteins/genetics Carrier Proteins/genetics Chromosome Walking Genes, Bacterial/genetics Nitrate Reductase Nitrate Reductases/genetics Nitrate Transporters Nitrates/metabolism Nitrites/metabolism Open Reading Frames/genetics Operon/genetics Sequence Analysis, DNA Sequence Homology
Chemicals
Anion Transport Proteins Bacterial Proteins Carrier Proteins Nitrate Transporters Nitrates Nitrites Nitrate Reductases Nitrate Reductase
Authors & Affiliations
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Ogawa K
Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Akagawa E
Yamane K
Sun Z W
LaCelle M
Zuber P
Nakano M M
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of bacteriology
Abbr.
J Bacteriol
ISSN
0021-9193
DOI
10.1128/jb.177.5.1409-1413.1995
Published
1995-03-00
Pages
1409-13
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
2985120R
PMCID
PMC176753
Subset
IM
Grants
NIGMS NIH HHS · GM45898 · United States
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.177.5.1409-1413.1995 PMC Full Text View journal details
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