Functional spectrum and specificity of mitochondrial ferredoxins FDX1 and FDX2

V Schulz, S Basu, SA Freibert, H Webert, L Boss… - Nature chemical …, 2023 - nature.com
Ferredoxins comprise a large family of iron–sulfur (Fe–S) proteins that shuttle electrons in
diverse biological processes. Human mitochondria contain two isoforms of [2Fe-2S] …

Harnessing iron‑sulfur enzymes for synthetic biology

H Shomar, G Bokinsky - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Reactions catalysed by iron‑sulfur (Fesingle bondS) enzymes appear in a variety of
biosynthetic pathways that produce valuable natural products. Harnessing these …

Iron-sulfur protein odyssey: exploring their cluster functional versatility and challenging identification

C Vallières, O Benoit, O Guittet, ME Huang… - Metallomics, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters are an essential and ubiquitous class of protein-bound
prosthetic centers that are involved in a broad range of biological processes (eg respiration …

The energetics and evolution of oxidoreductases in deep time

KN McGuinness, N Fehon, R Feehan… - Proteins: Structure …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The core metabolic reactions of life drive electrons through a class of redox protein
enzymes, the oxidoreductases. The energetics of electron flow is determined by the redox …

Evolving a new electron transfer pathway for nitrogen fixation uncovers an electron bifurcating-like enzyme involved in anaerobic aromatic compound degradation

NM Lewis, A Sarne, KR Fixen - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Nitrogenase is the key enzyme involved in nitrogen fixation and uses low potential electrons
delivered by ferredoxin (Fd) or flavodoxin (Fld) to reduce dinitrogen gas (N2) to produce …

[HTML][HTML] Using directed evolution to improve hydrogen production in chimeric hydrogenases from algal species

SM Plummer, MA Plummer, PA Merkel… - Enzyme and microbial …, 2024 - Elsevier
Algae generate hydrogen from sunlight and water utilizing high-energy electrons generated
during photosynthesis. The amount of hydrogen produced in heterologous expression of the …

Laboratory evolution identifies elongated flavodoxins that support electron transfer to sulfite reductases

A Truong, D Myerscough, I Campbell, J Atkinson… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Flavodoxins (Flds) mediate the flux of electrons between oxidoreductases in diverse
metabolic pathways. While dozens of Fld-partner oxidoreductases have been discovered …

Selecting a new electron transfer pathway for nitrogen fixation uncovers an electron bifurcating-like enzyme involved in anaerobic aromatic compound degradation

NM Lewis, A Sarne, KR Fixen - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Nitrogenase is the key enzyme involved in nitrogen fixation and uses low potential electrons
delivered by ferredoxin (Fd) or flavodoxin (Fld) to reduce dinitrogen gas (N2) to produce …

Exploring Properties of Ferredoxins That Control Electron Transfer to Nitrogen Fixation and Anaerobic Aromatic Compound Degradation in Rhodopseudomonas …

NM Lewis - 2024 - search.proquest.com
All of life requires the movement of electrons, from donor to acceptor, to keep metabolism
turning, to synthesize special metabolites, and to generate cellular energy. Ferredoxins …

The energetics and evolution of oxidoreductases in deep time

V Nanda, KN McGuinness, N Fehon, R Feehan… - Authorea …, 2023 - authorea.com
The core metabolic reactions of life drive electrons through a class of redox protein
enzymes, the oxidoreductases. The energetics of electron flow is determined by the redox …