… -range electron transfer (ET) to metal oxides and graphite anodes. Here, we report that a
posttranslational modification of a nonconserved amino acid residue within the PilA protein, the …

… electron acceptor, a PilA mutant only forms thin biofilms on … to reduce insoluble electron
acceptors (113, 115). In summary, … linked to extracellular electron transfer and biofilm formation. …

… practical significance because they can facilitate electron transfer to … PilA proteins, like those
in Geobacter sulfurreducens and … surface with an insoluble electron acceptor, such as when …

… , SJ (2017) Significance of a posttranslational modification of the PilA protein of Geobacter
sulfurreducens for surface attachment, biofilm formation, and growth on insoluble extracellular …

… enhanced growth of PilA-deficient mutants in electron donor … a wide range of insoluble
electron acceptors such as Fe(III) … important site of posttranslational modification similar to that …

… requires direct contact with the electron-accepting surface. … of PilA outside of the cell and is
essential for biofilm formation on … pilA growing with soluble fumarate as the electron acceptor …

… we show that Geobacter sulfurreducens binds PilA-N to PilA-C … as the sole electron acceptors
11 . These conditions require … sulfurreducens filaments may extend outside the cell surface …

… GSU1497 in electron transfer to insoluble electron acceptors....… secreted PilA protein indicated
posttranslational modification … PilA is a key amino acid for biofilm formation and cell growth …

… Despite an extreme importance, no clear identification of the … that another non-PilA protein
might be attached to PilA that is … We use a soluble electron acceptor to avoid any possible …

… during growth on different insoluble and soluble electron acceptors … Many genes in the
pilA-C-adjacent extracellular … where post-translational modifications of outer membrane electron …