Electron transfer beyond the outer membrane: putting electrons to rest
JA Gralnick, DR Bond - Annual Review of Microbiology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Extracellular electron transfer (EET) is the physiological process that enables the reduction
or oxidation of molecules and minerals beyond the surface of a microbial cell. The first …
or oxidation of molecules and minerals beyond the surface of a microbial cell. The first …
Type IV pili: dynamics, biophysics and functional consequences
The surfaces of many bacteria are decorated with long, exquisitely thin appendages called
type IV pili (T4P), dynamic filaments that are rapidly polymerized and depolymerized from a …
type IV pili (T4P), dynamic filaments that are rapidly polymerized and depolymerized from a …
Structure of Geobacter pili reveals secretory rather than nanowire behaviour
Extracellular electron transfer by Geobacter species through surface appendages known as
microbial nanowires is important in a range of globally important environmental phenomena …
microbial nanowires is important in a range of globally important environmental phenomena …
Cryo-EM structure of an extracellular Geobacter OmcE cytochrome filament reveals tetrahaem packing
Electrically conductive appendages from the anaerobic bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens
were first observed two decades ago, with genetic and biochemical data suggesting that …
were first observed two decades ago, with genetic and biochemical data suggesting that …
[HTML][HTML] Structure of microbial nanowires reveals stacked hemes that transport electrons over micrometers
Summary Long-range (> 10 μm) transport of electrons along networks of Geobacter
sulfurreducens protein filaments, known as microbial nanowires, has been invoked to …
sulfurreducens protein filaments, known as microbial nanowires, has been invoked to …
Electric field stimulates production of highly conductive microbial OmcZ nanowires
Multifunctional living materials are attractive due to their powerful ability to self-repair and
replicate. However, most natural materials lack electronic functionality. Here we show that …
replicate. However, most natural materials lack electronic functionality. Here we show that …
Microbial nanowires: type IV pili or cytochrome filaments?
A dynamic field of study has emerged involving long-range electron transport by
extracellular filaments in anaerobic bacteria, with Geobacter sulfurreducens being used as a …
extracellular filaments in anaerobic bacteria, with Geobacter sulfurreducens being used as a …
Syntrophus conductive pili demonstrate that common hydrogen-donating syntrophs can have a direct electron transfer option
Syntrophic interspecies electron exchange is essential for the stable functioning of diverse
anaerobic microbial communities. Hydrogen/formate interspecies electron transfer (HFIT), in …
anaerobic microbial communities. Hydrogen/formate interspecies electron transfer (HFIT), in …
PilY1 and minor pilins form a complex priming the type IVa pilus in Myxococcus xanthus
A Treuner-Lange, YW Chang, T Glatter… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Type IVa pili are ubiquitous and versatile bacterial cell surface filaments that undergo cycles
of extension, adhesion and retraction powered by the cell-envelope spanning type IVa pilus …
of extension, adhesion and retraction powered by the cell-envelope spanning type IVa pilus …
Major tail proteins of bacteriophages of the order Caudovirales
M Zinke, GF Schröder, A Lange - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2022 - ASBMB
Technological advances in cryo-EM in recent years have given rise to detailed atomic
structures of bacteriophage tail tubes—a class of filamentous protein assemblies that could …
structures of bacteriophage tail tubes—a class of filamentous protein assemblies that could …