N-terminal arm exchange is observed in the 2.15 A crystal structure of oxidized nitrite reductase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Nurizzo, D., Silvestrini, M.C., Mathieu, M., Cutruzzola, F., Bourgeois, D., Fulop, V., Hajdu, J., Brunori, M., Tegoni, M., Cambillau, C.(1997) Structure 5: 1157-1171
- PubMed: 9331415 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-2126(97)00267-0
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1NIR - PubMed Abstract: 
Nitrite reductase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa (NiR-Pa) is a dimer consisting of two identical 60 kDa subunits, each of which contains one c and one d1 heme group. This enzyme, a soluble component of the electron-transfer chain that uses nitrate as a source of energy, can be induced by the addition of nitrate to the bacterial growth medium. NiR-Pa catalyzes the reduction of nitrite (NO2-) to nitric oxide (NO); in vitro, both cytochrome c551 and azurin are efficient electron donors in this reaction. NiR is a key denitrification enzyme, which controls the rate of the production of toxic nitric oxide (NO) and ultimately regulates the release of NO into the atmosphere.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, U.P.R. 9039-C.N.R.S., I.B.S.M., Marseille, France.