[NiFe] Group 1d-hydrogenase

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Properties

Group	[NiFe] Group 1: Respiratory H₂-uptake [NiFe] hydrogenases
Subgroup	[NiFe] Group 1d: Oxygen-tolerant
Function	Hydrogenotrophic respiration using O₂ or fumarate as terminal electron acceptors. Enzyme transfers H₂-liberated electrons through cyt b and quinone to terminal reductase.
Activity	H₂-uptake (unidirectional)
Oxygen tolerance	O₂-tolerant
Localisation	Membrane-bound

Distribution

Ecosystem distribution	Diverse soil, aquatic, and host-associated environments
Taxonomic distribution	Widespread among obligately aerobic and facultatively anaerobic bacteria

Genetic Organisation

e.g. Escherichia coli (WP_021522685.1):

Architecture

Structures	3AYX (Hydrogenovibrio marinus, 1.2 Å resolution, active) 3AYZ (Hydrogenovibrio marinus, 1.3 Å resolution, oxidized) 3AYY (Hydrogenovibrio marinus, 1.3 Å resolution, superoxidized) 3RGW (Ralstonia eutropha, 1.5 Å resolution, active) 4IUD (Ralstonia eutropha, 1.5 Å resolution, reduced) 4IUB (Ralstonia eutropha, 1.6 Å resolution, oxidised) 4IUC (Ralstonia eutropha, 1.5 Å resolution, superoxidised) 5ADU (Escherichia coli, 1.1 Å resolution, oxidised) 3UQY (Escherichia coli, 1.5 Å resolution, active) 3USE (Escherichia coli, 1.7 Å resolution, oxidised) 5A4M (Escherichia coli, 1.7 Å resolution, oxidised) 3USC (Escherichia coli, 2.0 Å resolution, superoxidised) 4GD3 (Escherichia coli, 3.3 Å resolution, with cyt b) 4C3O (Salmonella enterica, 3.2 Å resolution, oxidised)
Subunits	3
Subunit description	HyaB (hydrogenase large subunit) HyaA (hydrogenase small subunit) HyaC (cytochrome b subunit)
Catalytic site	[NiFe]-centre
FeS clusters	Proximal: 6Cys[4Fe3S] Medial: 3Cys[3Fe4S] Distal: 3Cys1His[4Fe4S]

Sequences in this class

NCBI Accession	Organism	Hydrogenase Class	Phylum	Order	Activity (Predicted)	Oxygen Tolerance (Predicted)	Subunits (Predicted)	Metal Centres (Predicted)	Accessory Subunits (Predicted)
WP_003612200.1	Methylosinus trichosporium	[NiFe] Group 1d	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhizobiales	Aerobic Uptake	Tolerant	3	[NiFe]-centre, 1 x [4Fe3S] cluster, 1 x [3Fe4S] cluster, 1 x [4Fe4S] cluster	Cytochrome b
WP_003397243.1	Anoxybacillus flavithermus	[NiFe] Group 1d	Firmicutes	Bacillales	Aerobic Uptake	Tolerant	3	[NiFe]-centre, 1 x [4Fe3S] cluster, 1 x [3Fe4S] cluster, 1 x [4Fe4S] cluster	Cytochrome b
WP_003330153.1	Bacillus azotoformans	[NiFe] Group 1d	Firmicutes	Bacillales	Aerobic Uptake	Tolerant	3	[NiFe]-centre, 1 x [4Fe3S] cluster, 1 x [3Fe4S] cluster, 1 x [4Fe4S] cluster	Cytochrome b
WP_002725307.1	Phaeospirillum molischianum	[NiFe] Group 1d	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodospirillales	Aerobic Uptake	Tolerant	3	[NiFe]-centre, 1 x [4Fe3S] cluster, 1 x [3Fe4S] cluster, 1 x [4Fe4S] cluster	Cytochrome b
WP_002720659.1	Rhodobacter sphaeroides	[NiFe] Group 1d	Alphaproteobacteria	Rhodobacterales	Aerobic Uptake	Tolerant	3	[NiFe]-centre, 1 x [4Fe3S] cluster, 1 x [3Fe4S] cluster, 1 x [4Fe4S] cluster	Cytochrome b
WP_002706872.1	Thiothrix nivea	[NiFe] Group 1d	Gammaproteobacteria	Thiotrichales	Aerobic Uptake	Tolerant	3	[NiFe]-centre, 1 x [4Fe3S] cluster, 1 x [3Fe4S] cluster, 1 x [4Fe4S] cluster	Cytochrome b
WP_002683184.1	Beggiatoa alba	[NiFe] Group 1d	Gammaproteobacteria	Thiotrichales	Aerobic Uptake	Tolerant	3	[NiFe]-centre, 1 x [4Fe3S] cluster, 1 x [3Fe4S] cluster, 1 x [4Fe4S] cluster	Cytochrome b
WP_000107401.1	Shigella flexneri	[NiFe] Group 1d	Gammaproteobacteria	Enterobacteriales	Aerobic Uptake	Tolerant	3	[NiFe]-centre, 1 x [4Fe3S] cluster, 1 x [3Fe4S] cluster, 1 x [4Fe4S] cluster	Cytochrome b
WP_000107397.1	Escherichia albertii	[NiFe] Group 1d	Gammaproteobacteria	Enterobacteriales	Aerobic Uptake	Tolerant	3	[NiFe]-centre, 1 x [4Fe3S] cluster, 1 x [3Fe4S] cluster, 1 x [4Fe4S] cluster	Cytochrome b
WP_000107390.1	Shigella sonnei	[NiFe] Group 1d	Gammaproteobacteria	Enterobacteriales	Aerobic Uptake	Tolerant	3	[NiFe]-centre, 1 x [4Fe3S] cluster, 1 x [3Fe4S] cluster, 1 x [4Fe4S] cluster	Cytochrome b
WP_000107372.1	Shigella boydii	[NiFe] Group 1d	Gammaproteobacteria	Enterobacteriales	Aerobic Uptake	Tolerant	3	[NiFe]-centre, 1 x [4Fe3S] cluster, 1 x [3Fe4S] cluster, 1 x [4Fe4S] cluster	Cytochrome b
WP_000107363.1	Escherichia fergusonii	[NiFe] Group 1d	Gammaproteobacteria	Enterobacteriales	Aerobic Uptake	Tolerant	3	[NiFe]-centre, 1 x [4Fe3S] cluster, 1 x [3Fe4S] cluster, 1 x [4Fe4S] cluster	Cytochrome b
WP_000070977.1	Salmonella bongori	[NiFe] Group 1d	Gammaproteobacteria	Enterobacteriales	Aerobic Uptake	Tolerant	3	[NiFe]-centre, 1 x [4Fe3S] cluster, 1 x [3Fe4S] cluster, 1 x [4Fe4S] cluster	Cytochrome b
CUU03002.1	Kryptonium thompsoni	[NiFe] Group 1d	Kryptonia	N/A	Aerobic Uptake	Tolerant	3	[NiFe]-centre, 1 x [4Fe3S] cluster, 1 x [3Fe4S] cluster, 1 x [4Fe4S] cluster	Cytochrome b
AAB25780.1	Alcaligenes hydrogenophilus	[NiFe] Group 1d	Betaproteobacteria	Burkholderiales	Aerobic Uptake	Tolerant	3	[NiFe]-centre, 1 x [4Fe3S] cluster, 1 x [3Fe4S] cluster, 1 x [4Fe4S] cluster	Cytochrome b
AAA27410.1	Thiocapsa roseopersicina	[NiFe] Group 1d	Gammaproteobacteria	Chromatiales	Aerobic Uptake	Tolerant	3	[NiFe]-centre, 1 x [4Fe3S] cluster, 1 x [3Fe4S] cluster, 1 x [4Fe4S] cluster	Cytochrome b

Literature

Genetics:

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Physiology:

Aguilar, O.M., Yates, M.G., and Postgate, J.R. (1985) The beneficial effect of hydrogenase in Azotobacter chroococcum under nitrogen-fixing, carbon-limiting conditions in continuous and batch cultures. Microbiol. 131: 3141-3145.
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Biochemistry:

Adams, M.W. and Hall, D.O. (1979) Purification of the membrane-bound hydrogenase of Escherichia coli. Biochem. J. 183: 11-22.
Adams, M.W.W. and Hall, D.O. (1977) Isolation of the membrane-bound hydrogenase from Rhodospirillum rubrum. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 77: 730-737.
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Arp, D.J., McCollum, L.C., and Seefeldt, L.C. (1985) Molecular and immunological comparison of membrane-bound, H₂-oxidizing hydrogenases of Bradyrhizobium japonicum, Alcaligenes eutrophus, Alcaligenes latus, and Azotobacter vinelandii. J. Bacteriol. 163: 15-20.
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