NCBI Accession #
NP_179164.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_127123.3
NCBI Official Full Name
nitrite reductase 1
NCBI Official Symbol
NIR1
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA NITRITE REDUCTASE; ATHNIR; NIR; NITRITE REDUCTASE; nitrite reductase 1
NCBI Protein Information
nitrite reductase 1
NCBI Summary
Involved in the second step of nitrate assimilation. Its expression is induced by nitrate.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
NIR; NiR
UniProt Protein Name
Ferredoxin--nitrite reductase, chloroplastic
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q39161
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q8H163; Q8H164
UniProt Related Accession #
Q39161
UniProt Comments
Catalyzes the six-electron reduction of nitrite to ammonium.