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D R Dean

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1 Assembly of iron-sulfur clusters. Identification of an iscSUA-hscBA-fdx gene cluster from Azotobacter vinelandii. J Biol Chem 1998 4.48
2 Cysteine desulfurase activity indicates a role for NIFS in metallocluster biosynthesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1993 3.59
3 IscU as a scaffold for iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis: sequential assembly of [2Fe-2S] and [4Fe-4S] clusters in IscU. Biochemistry 2000 3.03
4 Complete nucleotide sequence of the Azotobacter vinelandii nitrogenase structural gene cluster. Gene 1985 2.86
5 Physical and genetic map of the major nif gene cluster from Azotobacter vinelandii. J Bacteriol 1989 2.60
6 Alteration of the Bacillus subtilis glutamine synthetase results in overproduction of the enzyme. J Bacteriol 1977 2.49
7 Products of the iron-molybdenum cofactor-specific biosynthetic genes, nifE and nifN, are structurally homologous to the products of the nitrogenase molybdenum-iron protein genes, nifD and nifK. J Bacteriol 1987 2.38
8 Mechanism for the desulfurization of L-cysteine catalyzed by the nifS gene product. Biochemistry 1994 2.26
9 Biochemical and genetic analysis of the nifUSVWZM cluster from Azotobacter vinelandii. Mol Gen Genet 1989 2.20
10 Catalytic and biophysical properties of a nitrogenase Apo-MoFe protein produced by a nifB-deletion mutant of Azotobacter vinelandii. Biochemistry 1998 2.06
11 NifS-directed assembly of a transient [2Fe-2S] cluster within the NifU protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000 2.03
12 Nitrogen Fixation by Azotobacter vinelandii Strains Having Deletions in Structural Genes for Nitrogenase. Science 1986 1.99
13 Role for the nitrogenase MoFe protein alpha-subunit in FeMo-cofactor binding and catalysis. Nature 1990 1.94
14 IscA, an alternate scaffold for Fe-S cluster biosynthesis. Biochemistry 2001 1.93
15 Iron-molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis in Azotobacter vinelandii requires the iron protein of nitrogenase. J Biol Chem 1987 1.79
16 Sulfur transfer from IscS to IscU: the first step in iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis. J Am Chem Soc 2001 1.68
17 nifU gene product from Azotobacter vinelandii is a homodimer that contains two identical [2Fe-2S] clusters. Biochemistry 1994 1.53
18 Catalytic formation of a nitrogenase iron-sulfur cluster. J Biol Chem 1994 1.51
19 Activity, reconstitution, and accumulation of nitrogenase components in Azotobacter vinelandii mutant strains containing defined deletions within the nitrogenase structural gene cluster. J Bacteriol 1986 1.47
20 Nucleotide sequence and mutagenesis of the nifA gene from Azotobacter vinelandii. Mol Microbiol 1988 1.41
21 Modular organization and identification of a mononuclear iron-binding site within the NifU protein. J Biol Inorg Chem 2000 1.40
22 Role of the MoFe protein alpha-subunit histidine-195 residue in FeMo-cofactor binding and nitrogenase catalysis. Biochemistry 1995 1.34
23 Isolation, sequencing, and mutagenesis of the nifF gene encoding flavodoxin from Azotobacter vinelandii. J Biol Chem 1988 1.30
24 Biosynthesis of iron-sulphur clusters is a complex and highly conserved process. Biochem Soc Trans 2002 1.27
25 The Azotobacter vinelandii NifEN complex contains two identical [4Fe-4S] clusters. Biochemistry 1998 1.26
26 Selection of Bacillus subtilis mutants impaired in ammonia assimilation. J Bacteriol 1980 1.25
27 Nitrogenase structure and function: a biochemical-genetic perspective. Annu Rev Microbiol 1995 1.24
28 Site-directed mutagenesis of the nitrogenase MoFe protein of Azotobacter vinelandii. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1987 1.16
29 Purification and biophysical characterization of a new [2Fe-2S] ferredoxin from Azotobacter vinelandii, a putative [Fe-S] cluster assembly/repair protein. J Biol Chem 1999 1.16
30 Purification of the Azotobacter vinelandii nifV-encoded homocitrate synthase. J Bacteriol 1997 1.11
31 Isolation and characterization of an acetylene-resistant nitrogenase. J Biol Chem 2000 1.09
32 Mapping the site(s) of MgATP and MgADP interaction with the nitrogenase of Azotobacter vinelandii. Lysine 15 of the iron protein plays a major role in MgATP interaction. J Biol Chem 1992 1.04
33 Evidence for multiple substrate-reduction sites and distinct inhibitor-binding sites from an altered Azotobacter vinelandii nitrogenase MoFe protein. Biochemistry 1997 1.03
34 Revised nucleotide sequence of the Azotobacter vinelandii nifE gene. Nucleic Acids Res 1988 1.03
35 Mechanistic features and structure of the nitrogenase alpha-Gln195 MoFe protein. Biochemistry 2001 1.02
36 Characteristics of NIFNE in Azotobacter vinelandii strains. Implications for the synthesis of the iron-molybdenum cofactor of dinitrogenase. J Biol Chem 1995 1.02
37 Evidence for coupled electron and proton transfer in the [8Fe-7S] cluster of nitrogenase. Biochemistry 1998 1.01
38 Characterization of the gamma protein and its involvement in the metallocluster assembly and maturation of dinitrogenase from Azotobacter vinelandii. J Biol Chem 1995 1.00
39 Construction and characterization of an Azotobacter vinelandii strain with mutations in the genes encoding flavodoxin and ferredoxin I. J Bacteriol 1989 0.97
40 Gene dosage analysis in Azotobacter vinelandii. Genetics 1992 0.96
41 NifU and NifS are required for the maturation of nitrogenase and cannot replace the function of isc-gene products in Azotobacter vinelandii. Biochem Soc Trans 2005 0.96
42 Competitive substrate and inhibitor interactions at the physiologically relevant active site of nitrogenase. J Biol Chem 2000 0.96
43 Nucleotide-iron-sulfur cluster signal transduction in the nitrogenase iron-protein: the role of Asp125. Science 1992 0.95
44 Site-directed mutagenesis of Azotobacter vinelandii ferredoxin I: [Fe-S] cluster-driven protein rearrangement. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1990 0.94
45 Involvement of the P cluster in intramolecular electron transfer within the nitrogenase MoFe protein. J Biol Chem 1995 0.94
46 Spectroscopic evidence for changes in the redox state of the nitrogenase P-cluster during turnover. Biochemistry 1999 0.92
47 Interaction of acetylene and cyanide with the resting state of nitrogenase alpha-96-substituted MoFe proteins. Biochemistry 2001 0.91
48 The N-terminal and C-terminal portions of NifV are encoded by two different genes in Clostridium pasteurianum. J Bacteriol 1991 0.88
49 Electron spin echo envelope modulation spectroscopic analysis of altered nitrogenase MoFe proteins from Azotobacter vinelandii. Biochemistry 1995 0.87
50 Altered nitrogenase MoFe proteins from Azotobacter vinelandii. Analysis of MoFe proteins having amino acid substitutions for the conserved cysteine residues within the beta-subunit. Biochem J 1991 0.86
51 Role of NifS in maturation of glutamine phosphoribosylpyrophosphate amidotransferase. J Bacteriol 1997 0.85
52 Nitrogenase-catalyzed ethane production and CO-sensitive hydrogen evolution from MoFe proteins having amino acid substitutions in an alpha-subunit FeMo cofactor-binding domain. J Biol Chem 1992 0.85
53 14N electron spin-echo envelope modulation of the S = 3/2 spin system of the Azotobacter vinelandii nitrogenase iron-molybdenum cofactor. Biochemistry 1998 0.84
54 Nucleotide sequence of the nifE and nifN genes from Klebsiella pneumoniae. Nucleic Acids Res 1988 0.83
55 Feedback regulation of iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001 0.83
56 N coordination of FeMo cofactor requires His-195 of the MoFe protein alpha subunit and is essential for biological nitrogen fixation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1991 0.83
57 Inhibition of iron-molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis by L127Delta NifH and evidence for a complex formation between L127Delta NifH and NifNE. J Biol Chem 1999 0.81
58 Stereospecificity of acetylene reduction catalyzed by nitrogenase. J Am Chem Soc 2001 0.79
59 Identification of a nitrogenase protein-protein interaction site defined by residues 59 through 67 within the Azotobacter vinelandii Fe protein. J Biol Chem 1994 0.77
60 Construction and characterization of a heterodimeric iron protein: defining roles for adenosine triphosphate in nitrogenase catalysis. Biochemistry 2000 0.77
61 The role of the MoFe protein alpha-125Phe and beta-125Phe residues in Azotobacter vinelandii MoFe protein-Fe protein interaction. J Inorg Biochem 2000 0.76
62 A hybrid Azotobacter vinelandii-Clostridium pasteurianum nitrogenase iron protein that has in vivo and in vitro catalytic activity. J Biol Chem 1990 0.75