A ferredoxin, designated FdxP, stimulates p-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase activity in Caulobacter crescentus

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Abstract

A gene, fdxP, was identified upstream of the rrnA gene in Caulobacter crescentus and shown to encode ferredoxin II (FdII) by insertional inactivation. FdII is homologous to a class of [2Fe-2S] ferredoxins typified by putidaredoxin. Furthermore, reconstitution assays demonstrated that FdII was able to promote p-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase activity in ferredoxin- depleted extracts. Thus, biodegradation of p-hydroxybenzoate may be ferredoxin dependent in C. crescentus.

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https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.177.10.2908-2911.1995

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© 1995, American Society for Microbiology

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Wang, S. P., Chen, Y. P., & Ely, B. (1995). A ferredoxin, designated FdxP, stimulates p-hydroxybenzoate hydroxylase activity in Caulobacter crescentus. Journal of Bacteriology, 177(10), 2908–2911.https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.177.10.2908-2911.1995

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