Recent progress in the Na(+)-translocating NADH-quinone reductase from the marine Vibrio alginolyticus.
The respiratory chain of Gram-negative marine and halophilic bacteria has a Na(+)-dependent NADH-quinone reductase that functions as a primary Na(+) pump. The Na(+)-translocating NADH-quinone reductase (NQR) from the marine Vibrio alginolyticus is composed of six structural genes (nqrA to nqrF). The NqrF subunit has non-covalently bound FAD. There are conflicting results on the existence of other flavin cofactors. Recent studies revealed that the NqrB and NqrC subunits have a covalently bound flavin, possibly FMN, which is attached to a specified threonine residue. A novel antibiotic, korormicin, was found to specifically inhibit the NQR complex. From the homology search of the nqr operon, it was found that the Na(+)-pumping NQR complex is widely distributed among Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria.
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Laboratory of Membrane Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, 263-8522, Chiba, Japan.
Nakayama
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Unemoto
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002414:Cations, Monovalent; D004579:Electron Transport; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D007783:Lactones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011808:Quinone Reductases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*; D014733:Vibrio / Q000201:enzymology*; D014871:Water Microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002414:Cations, Monovalent; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D007783:Lactones; C111296:korormicin; D012964:Sodium; C084142:sodium-translocating NADH-quinone reductase; D011808:Quinone Reductases