Biological nitrogen fixation / / edited by Frans J. de Bruijn

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910131431003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-118-63721-6; 1-119-05309-9; 1-118-63709-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1236 p.)
• Disciplina: 581.13353
• Soggetti: Nitrogen - Fixation; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Volume 1; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Free-Living Diazotrophs; 1.2 Symbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria; 1.3 Associative Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria; 1.4 Outline of This Book; Section 1 Focus Chapters; Chapter 2. Recent Advances in Understanding Nitrogenases and How They Work; 2.1 Introduction: Two Types of Nitrogenases Exist; 2.2 Occurrence and Relationships among the Group-1 Nitrogenases; 2.3 Overview of Properties of Mo-Nitrogenase; 2.4 Overview of Properties of V-Nitrogenase and Fe-Nitrogenase; 2.5 Structures of the Nitrogenase Component Proteins and their Complexes2.6 Structures of the MoFe-Protein Prosthetic Groups; 2.7 How are Substrates Reduced?; 2.8 Where are the Binding Sites for Substrates and Inhibitors?; 2.9 How are Electrons and Protons Delivered?; 2.10 Some Concluding Remarks; Chapter 3. Evolution and Taxonomy of Nitrogen-Fixing Organisms with Emphasis on Rhizobia; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Materials and Methods; 3.3 Results; 3.4 Discussion; 3.4 NOTE; 3.4 Acknowledgments; Chapter 4. Evolution of Rhizobium Nodulation: From Nodule-Specific ; Genes (Nodulins) to Recruitment of Common Processes4.1 Nodule Formation in a Nutshell; 4.2 Signaling in Symbiosis; 4.3 The Indeterminate Nodule; 4.4 Signaling Inside the Nodule; 4.5 Rhizobium Symbiosis in Parasponia; 4.6 Actinorhizal N-Fixing Symbiosis; 4.7 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis; 4.8 Interactions with (Biotrophic) Pathogens; 4.9 The Evolution of the Rhizobium Nodule Symbiosis; Chapter 5. Bioengineering Nitrogen Acquisition in Rice: Promises for Global Food Security; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Primary Nitrogen Uptake and Nitrogen-Use Efficiency: Gene Candidates and Caveats5.3 The Carbon-Nitrogen Interface and N-Transfer: Removing Enzymatic Bottlenecks; 5.4 Nitrogen Fixation: The Holy Grail; 5.5 Concluding Remarks; Section 2 Chemistry and Biochemistry of Nitrogenases; Chapter 6. An Overview on Fe-S Protein Biogenesis from Prokaryotes to Eukaryotes; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Source of Iron and Sulfur; 6.3 Structures and Properties of Fe-S Clusters; 6.4 Formation of Fe-S Clusters; 6.5 Diverse Functions of Fe-S Proteins; 6.6 Fe-S Cluster Biosynthesis in Prokaryotes; 6.7 ISC Assembly Machinery6.8 The Suf Machinery in Bacteria and Plastids; 6.9 Fe-S Protein Assembly in Eukaryotes; 6.10 Mitochondrial ISC Assembly Machinery; 6.11 Mitochondrial ISC Export System; 6.12 CIA Assembly Apparatus; 6.13 Conclusion; 6.13 Acknowledgments; Chapter 7. Biosynthesis of the Iron-Molybdenum Cofactor of Nitrogenase; 7.1 Introduction: Dinitrogenase and Apo-Dinitrogenase; 7.2 NifU AND NifS; 7.3 NifB: FROM SIMPLE [Fe-S] CLUSTERS TO THE CORE OF FeMo-co; 7.4 NifQ: DIRECTING Mo TO FeMo-co SYNTHESIS; 7.5 NifV and the Incorporation of Homocitrate into FeMo-co; 7.6 NifEN: A NODE IN THE FeMo-co BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY