Regulation of nitrogen fixation in Azospirillum brasilense.
Regulation of nitrogen fixation in Azospirillum brasilense.
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1574-6968.1997.tb10428.x
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发表时间:
1997-07
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Yaoping Zhang;R. Burris;P. Ludden;G. Roberts
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作者:
Yaoping Zhang;R. Burris;P. Ludden;G. Roberts
The regulation of nitrogen fixation in Azospirillum brasilense is very complicated, and it responds to exogenous fixed nitrogen or a change of oxygen concentration. This regulation occurs at both transcriptional and posttranslational levels. Unlike regulation seen in Klebsiella pneumoniae, transcription of nifA does not require NTRB/NTRC in A. brasilense and the expression of nifHDK is controlled by posttranslational regulation of NIFA activity. Addition of NH4+ or a shift from microaerobic to anaerobic conditions also causes a rapid loss of nitrogenase activity in A. brasilense. This posttranslational regulation of nitrogenase activity involves the DRAT/DRAG regulatory system, which is similar to that of Rhodospirillum rubrum. Both DRAT and DRAG activities are regulated in vivo, but the mechanisms for their regulation are unknown.