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. 2014 May 8;9(5):e96696. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096696

Table 1. Structural and catalytic motifs of Na+-NQR and RNF subunits.

Subunit/ TH Cofactors Substrate binding sites Function
homologue
NqrA/RnfC None (NqrA)/ None (NqrA)/ Structural? (NqrA)/
2(4Fe-4S) and FMN (RnfC) NAD+ (RnfC) NAD+ reduction (RnfC)
NqrB/RnfD 9/8 Covalently -bound FMN and Riboflavin (?) Ubiquinone (NqrB) and Sodium Ubiquinone reduction (NqrB) and Sodium transport
NqrC/RnfG 2 Covalently -bound FMN
NqrD/RnfE 6 Sodium Sodium transport
NqrE/RnfA 6 Sodium Sodium transport
NqrF 1 FAD and 2Fe-2S NADH NADH oxidation
RnfB 1–2 6(4Fe-4S) and 2Fe-2S? Ferredoxin Ferredoxin oxidation

The cofactor, subunit composition and topology of Na+-NQR and RNF are reported previously [1], [25]. TH; Transmembrane Helices.