Nitrogenase molybdenum,iron protein structure

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Nitrogenase molybdenum,iron protein, Av1, (2min) from Azotobacter vinelandii

What structural elements are present in the protein?
What is the subunit composition?
What is the distance between metal centers?
What is the coordination geometry about each metal ion?

Peters, J. W., M. H. Stowell, S. M. Soltis, M. G. Finnegan, M. K. Johnson, and D. C. Rees. 1997. Redox-dependent structural changes in the nitrogenase P-cluster. Biochemistry 36:1181-1187.

Nitrogenase molybdenum,iron protein, Av1 (2min)

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Cys62, Cys70, Cys88, Cys95, Cys153, Cys154, Cys275, Gly87, His442, Ser188

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