Expression and mutagenesis of the NqrC subunit of the NQR respiratoryNa(+) pump from Vibrio cholerae with covalently attached FMN.
FEBS Lett. 2001; 492: 45-9
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The Na(+)-translocating NADH:quinone oxidoreductase (Na(+)-NQR) is presentin the membranes of a number of marine bacteria and pathogenic bacteria.Two of the six subunits of the Na(+)-NQR, NqrB and NqrC, have beenpreviously shown to contain covalently bound flavin adenine mononucleotide(FMN). In the current work, the cloning of nqrC from Vibrio cholerae isreported. The gene has been expressed in V. cholerae and shown to containone equivalent of covalently bound FMN. In contrast, no covalent flavinwas detected when threonine-225 was replaced by leucine. The data showthat the FMN attachment does not require assembly of the enzyme and areconsistent with the unusual threonine attachment site.