OmcB, a c-Type Polyheme Cytochrome, Involved in Fe(III) Reduction in Geobacter sulfurreducens

C Leang, MV Coppi, DR Lovley - Journal of Bacteriology, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Microorganisms in the family Geobacteraceae are the predominant Fe (III)-reducing
microorganisms in a variety of subsurface environments in which Fe (III) reduction is an …

Cryo-EM reveals the structural basis of long-range electron transport in a cytochrome-based bacterial nanowire

DJ Filman, SF Marino, JE Ward, L Yang… - Communications …, 2019 - nature.com
Electrically conductive pili from Geobacter species, termed bacterial nanowires, are
intensely studied for their biological significance and potential in the development of new …

Dissecting the Structural and Conductive Functions of Nanowires in Geobacter sulfurreducens Electroactive Biofilms

Y Ye, X Liu, KH Nealson, C Rensing, S Qin, S Zhou - Mbio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Conductive nanowires are thought to contribute to long-range electron transfer (LET) in
Geobacter sulfurreducens anode biofilms. Three types of nanowires have been identified …

Comparative genomics of Geobacter chemotaxis genes reveals diverse signaling function

HT Tran, J Krushkal, FM Antommattei, DR Lovley… - Bmc Genomics, 2008 - Springer
Background Geobacter species are δ-Proteobacteria and are often the predominant species
in a variety of sedimentary environments where Fe (III) reduction is important. Their ability to …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic analyses of bacterial porin-cytochrome gene clusters

L Shi, JK Fredrickson, JM Zachara - Frontiers in microbiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The porin-cytochrome (Pcc) protein complex is responsible for trans-outer membrane
electron transfer during extracellular reduction of Fe (III) by the dissimilatory metal-reducing …

Real‐Time Spatial Gene Expression Analysis within Current‐Producing Biofilms

AE Franks, RH Glaven, DR Lovley - ChemSusChem, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The expression of genes involved in central metabolism and extracellular electron transfer
was examined in real‐time in current‐producing anode biofilms of Geobacter …

[HTML][HTML] Functional characterization of PccH, a key cytochrome for electron transfer from electrodes to the bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens

JM Dantas, DM Tomaz, L Morgado, CA Salgueiro - FEBS letters, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract The cytochrome PccH from Geobacter sulfurreducens (Gs) plays a crucial role in
current-consuming fumarate-reducing biofilms. Deletion of pccH gene inhibited completely …

Characterization of ac-type heme-containing PAS sensor domain from Geobacter sulfurreducens representing a novel family of periplasmic sensors in …

YY Londer, IS Dementieva, CA D'Ausilio… - FEMS microbiology …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Geobacter sulfurreducens encodes one of the largest numbers of proteins annotated as
parts of the two-component signal transduction and/or chemotaxis pathways. Ten of these …

Thermally activated charge transport in microbial protein nanowires

S Lampa-Pastirk, JP Veazey, KA Walsh, GT Feliciano… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens requires the expression of conductive protein
filaments or pili to respire extracellular electron acceptors such as iron oxides and uranium …

Stainless steel corrosion via direct iron-to-microbe electron transfer by Geobacter species

HY Tang, C Yang, T Ueki, CC Pittman, D Xu… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Microbial corrosion of iron-based materials is a substantial economic problem. A
mechanistic understanding is required to develop mitigation strategies, but previous …