The Mtr Pathway of Shewanella oneidensis MR‐1 Couples Substrate Utilization to Current Production in Escherichia coli

MA TerAvest, TJ Zajdel, CM Ajo‐Franklin - ChemElectroChem, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Introducing an electronic interface into Escherichia coli will allow its enormous synthetic
biology toolkit to be leveraged in bioelectrochemical applications. While E. coli expressing …

Towards Electrosynthesis in Shewanella: Energetics of Reversing the Mtr Pathway for Reductive Metabolism

DE Ross, JM Flynn, DB Baron, JA Gralnick, DR Bond - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Bioelectrochemical systems rely on microorganisms to link complex oxidation/reduction
reactions to electrodes. For example, in Shewanella oneidensis strain MR-1, an electron …

The electron transport chain of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 can operate bidirectionally to enable microbial electrosynthesis

KC Ford, MA TerAvest - Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Extracellular electron transfer is a process by which bacterial cells can exchange electrons
with a redox-active material located outside of the cell. In Shewanella oneidensis, this …

Reversing an extracellular electron transfer pathway for electrode-driven acetoin reduction

NM Tefft, MA TerAvest - ACS synthetic biology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Microbial electrosynthesis is an emerging technology with the potential to simultaneously
store renewably generated energy, fix carbon dioxide, and produce high-value organic …

Flavin as an indicator of the rate-limiting factor for microbial current production in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1

J Saito, K Hashimoto, A Okamoto - Electrochimica Acta, 2016 - Elsevier
Microbial electrode catalysis such as microbial fuel cells or electrosynthesis involves
electron exchange with the electrodes located at the cell exterior; ie, extracellular electron …

Multiheme Cytochrome Mediated Redox Conduction through Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Cells

S Xu, A Barrozo, LM Tender, AI Krylov… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Multiheme cytochromes function as extracellular electron transfer (EET) conduits that extend
the metabolic reach of microorganisms to external solid surfaces. These conduits are also …

Colony-Based Electrochemistry Reveals Electron Conduction Mechanisms Mediated by Cytochromes and Flavins in Shewanella oneidensis

Y Tokunou, H Tongu, Y Kogure… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Bacteria utilize electron conduction in their communities to drive their metabolism, which has
led to the development of various environmental technologies, such as electrochemical …

Electronic control of redox reactions inside Escherichia coli using a genetic module

M Baruch, S Tejedor-Sanz, L Su, CM Ajo-Franklin - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Microorganisms regulate the redox state of different biomolecules to precisely control
biological processes. These processes can be modulated by electrochemically coupling …

Direct electron uptake from a cathode using the inward Mtr pathway in Escherichia coli

J Feng, M Jiang, K Li, Q Lu, S Xu, X Wang, K Chen… - …, 2020 - Elsevier
Research on the biocathode-based bioelectrochemical system (BES) has attracted
extensive attention because of its ability to increase the electricity-driven production of high …

Modular engineering to increase intracellular NAD(H/+) promotes rate of extracellular electron transfer of Shewanella oneidensis

F Li, YX Li, YX Cao, L Wang, CG Liu, L Shi… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The slow rate of extracellular electron transfer (EET) of electroactive microorganisms
remains a primary bottleneck that restricts the practical applications of bioelectrochemical …