A Survey of the Desulfuromonadia cytochromome provides a glimpse of the unexplored diversity of multiheme cytochromes in nature

R Soares, BM Fonseca, BW Nash, CM Paquete… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
… In this study, we focused on the ‘cytochromome’ of the Desulfuromadia class and obtained
a comprehensive overview of the diversity of MHC in these organisms and conservation …

A new paradigm of multiheme cytochrome evolution by grafting and pruning protein modules

R Soares, NL Costa, CM Paquete… - Molecular Biology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Multiheme cytochromes play key roles in diverse biogeochemical cycles, but understanding
the origin and evolution of these proteins is a challenge due to their ancient origin and …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of the Molecular Mechanisms of the Eukaryotic Cytochrome-c Maturation System

AV Silva, MO Firmino, NL Costa, RO Louro… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cytochromes-c are ubiquitous heme proteins with enormous impact at the cellular level,
being key players in metabolic processes such as electron transfer chains and apoptosis. The …

The steady march toward biomimetic nanoelectronics

KM Rosso, P Zarzycki - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Steady progress is being made in unveiling nature’s long-range charge transport mechanisms
in redox proteins and in the development of versatile self-assembling scaffolds and de …

[PDF][PDF] Structural and functional insights of GSU0105, a unique multiheme cytochrome from G. sulfurreducens

TM Fernandes, F Folgosa, M Teixeira, CA Salgueiro… - Biophysical …, 2021 - cell.com
Geobacter sulfurreducens possesses over 100 cytochromes that assure an effective electron
transfer to the cell exterior. The most abundant group of cytochromes in this microorganism …

[HTML][HTML] Crossing the Wall: Characterization of the Multiheme Cytochromes Involved in the Extracellular Electron Transfer Pathway of Thermincola ferriacetica

MM Faustino, BM Fonseca, NL Costa, D Lousa… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) are emerging as a suite of versatile sustainable technologies
to produce electricity and added-value compounds from renewable and carbon-neutral …

The role of binary transition metal Cobalt-Nickel sulfide as an anode catalyst in specifically selection of Desulfuromonas and improved performance of microbial fuel …

H Xu, Y Chen, Q Wen, C Lin, H Gao, Z Qiu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
… As expected, the full survey spectrum of NiCo 2 O 4 indicated the existence of Ni, Co and O
… Thus, it was evident that sulfide could facilitate the reaction and provide a quick EET process. …

Ex-situ electrochemical characterisation of fixed-bed denitrification biocathodes: A promising strategy to improve bioelectrochemical denitrification

A Ceballos-Escalera, N Pous, B Korth, F Harnisch… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The worldwide issue of nitrate-contaminated groundwater requires practical solutions, and
electro-bioremediation offers a promising and sustainable treatment. While it has shown …

Electroactive (Micro) organisms

SJ Noordam, J Madjarov, RO Louro… - Geomicrobiology: Natural …, 2024 - Springer
Electroactive organisms have the metabolic ability to exchange electrons with solid
substrates present in the extracellular environment. This capacity enables them to function as …

Flavin-containing siderophore-interacting protein of Shewanella putrefaciens DSM 9451 reveals substrate specificity in ferric-siderophore reduction

IB Trindade, BM Fonseca, T Catarino, PM Matias… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Shewanella are bacteria widespread in marine and brackish water environments and
emergent opportunistic pathogens. Their environmental versatility is highly dependent on the …