Structural and functional insights into the conductive pili of Geobacter sulfurreducens revealed in molecular dynamics simulations

GT Feliciano, RJ Steidl, G Reguera - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Geobacter sulfurreducens (GS) electronically connects with extracellular electron acceptors
using conductive protein filaments or pili. To gain insights into their role as biological …

[图书][B] Mutational analysis of geopilin function in Geobacter sulfurreducens

LV Richter - 2011 - search.proquest.com
Geobacter sulfurreducens possesses type IV pili that are considered to be conductive
nanowires and a crucial structural element in biofilm formation, enabling electron transfer to …

GSU1771 regulates extracellular electron transfer and electroactive biofilm formation in Geobacter sulfurreducens: Genetic and electrochemical characterization

A Hernández-Eligio, GA Huerta-Miranda… - …, 2022 - Elsevier
Type IV pili and the> 100c-type cytochromes in Geobacter sulfurreducens are essential for
extracellular electron transfer (EET) towards metal oxides and electrodes. A previous report …

[引用][C] Response to Wang et al.: evidence contradicting the cytochrome-only model

DR Lovley - Trends in Microbiology, 2023 - cell.com
The electrically conductive filaments of Geobacter species are of interest because they are
thought to explain Geobacter's key role in multiple biogeochemical cycles and applied …

Going wireless: Fe (III) oxide reduction without pili by Geobacter sulfurreducens strain JS-1

JA Smith, PL Tremblay, PM Shrestha… - Applied and …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Previous studies have suggested that the conductive pili of Geobacter sulfurreducens are
essential for extracellular electron transfer to Fe (III) oxides and for optimal long-range …

Influence of the major pilA transcriptional regulator in electrochemical responses of Geobacter sulfureducens PilR-deficient mutant biofilm formed on FTO electrodes

GA Huerta-Miranda, AI Arroyo-Escoto, X Burgos… - …, 2019 - Elsevier
Geobacter sulfurreducens is a model organism for understanding the role of bacterial
structures in extracellular electron transfer mechanism (EET). This kind of bacteria relies on …

Geobacter sulfurreducens pili support ohmic electronic conduction in aqueous solution

NL Ing, TD Nusca, AI Hochbaum - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens is a model biological catalyst in microbial
electrochemical devices. G. sulfurreducens forms electrically conductive, electrode …

Cytochrome OmcS is not essential for extracellular electron transport via conductive pili in Geobacter sulfurreducens strain KN400

X Liu, DE Holmes, DJF Walker, Y Li… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The multi-heme c-type cytochrome OmcS is one of the central components used for
extracellular electron transport in the Geobacter sulfurreducens strain DL-1, but its role in …

Electrically conductive pili from pilin genes of phylogenetically diverse microorganisms

DJF Walker, RY Adhikari, DE Holmes, JE Ward… - The ISME …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The possibility that bacteria other than Geobacter species might contain genes for
electrically conductive pili (e-pili) was investigated by heterologously expressing pilin genes …

PilR, a Transcriptional Regulator for Pilin and Other Genes Required for Fe(III) Reduction in Geobacter sulfurreducens

K Juárez, BC Kim, K Nevin, L Olvera… - Journal of molecular …, 2009 - karger.com
Growth using Fe (III) as a terminal electron acceptor is a critical physiological process in
Geobacter sulfurreducens. However, the mechanisms of electron transfer during Fe (III) …