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ArticleNature chemical biology2026

Trafficking of a nitrogenase FeMo-cofactor assembly intermediate.

Florian F Schneider, Julia S Martin Del Campo, Lin Zhang, Dennis R Dean, Oliver Einsle

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Article in Nature chemical biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. A dynamic path to nitrogenase assembly.Nature chemical biology · 2026
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5 authors.

Florian F SchneiderInstitute of Biochemistry, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-9990-3703
Julia S Martin Del CampoDepartment of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8914-2504
Lin ZhangInstitute of Biochemistry, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5431-5006
Dennis R DeanDepartment of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA. deandr@vt.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8960-6196
Oliver EinsleInstitute of Biochemistry, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. einsle@biochemie.uni-freiburg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8722-2893

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 403222702Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 506518771Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 536145634Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) INST 35/1597-1 FUGGU.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DE-SC0010834
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The maturation of the unique FeMo-cofactor of molybdenum nitrogenase is a multistep process requiring the sequential action of a series of maturase complexes. As a final step, the NifEN complex forms FeMo-cofactor from the precursor NifB-co, also called L-cluster, through replacement of an apical iron ion by molybdenum and the attachment of an organic homocitrate ligand. NifB-co is delivered by a small cofactor chaperone, NifX, and initially bound near the surface of the maturase NifEN. Here, we report high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy structures of NifEN in complex with NifX, showing NifB-co binding to NifEN in full detail, capturing both interacting partners in the act of cluster transfer. In a dynamic transfer complex, the large metal cluster is coordinated by single residues from both NifEN and NifX. In silico studies concur with these structures but suggest a third, internal conversion site where cluster maturation likely takes place.

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MolybdoferredoxinNitrogenaseAzotobacter vinelandiiBacterial ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyModels, MolecularBacterial ProteinsMolybdoferredoxinNitrogenase

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PMID41872497
PMCPMC13128457

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