Reconstructing early microbial life
B Kaçar - Annual Review of Microbiology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
For more than 3.5 billion years, life experienced dramatic environmental extremes on Earth.
These include shifts from oxygen-less to overoxygenated atmospheres and cycling between …
These include shifts from oxygen-less to overoxygenated atmospheres and cycling between …
Unearthing the soil-bacteria nexus to enhance potassium bioavailability for global sustainable agriculture: A mechanistic preview
S Babar, A Baloch, M Qasim, J Wang, X Wang… - Microbiological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Established as a plant macronutrient, potassium (K) substantially bestows plant growth and
thus, global food production. It is absorbed by plants as potassium cation (K+) from soil …
thus, global food production. It is absorbed by plants as potassium cation (K+) from soil …
The iron nitrogenase reduces carbon dioxide to formate and methane under physiological conditions: A route to feedstock chemicals
NN Oehlmann, FV Schmidt, M Herzog, AL Goldman… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Nitrogenases are the only known enzymes that reduce molecular nitrogen (N2) to ammonia.
Recent findings have demonstrated that nitrogenases also reduce the greenhouse gas …
Recent findings have demonstrated that nitrogenases also reduce the greenhouse gas …
Emergence of an orphan nitrogenase protein following atmospheric oxygenation
B Cuevas-Zuviría, AK Garcia, AJ Rivier… - Molecular Biology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Molecular innovations within key metabolisms can have profound impacts on element
cycling and ecological distribution. Yet, much of the molecular foundations of early evolved …
cycling and ecological distribution. Yet, much of the molecular foundations of early evolved …
Protonation of Homocitrate and the E1 State of Fe-Nitrogenase Studied by QM/MM Calculations
Nitrogenase is the only enzyme that can cleave the strong triple bond in N2, making nitrogen
available for biological life. There are three isozymes of nitrogenase, differing in the …
available for biological life. There are three isozymes of nitrogenase, differing in the …
Combining Protein Phase Separation and Bio‐orthogonal Linking to Coimmobilize Enzymes for Cascade Biocatalysis
S Wu, L Luo, H Luo, L Qiao, H Chen, M Li, X Pei, T Xie… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The designed and ordered co‐immobilization of multiple enzymes for vectorial biocatalysis
is challenging. Here, a combination of protein phase separation and bioorthogonal linking is …
is challenging. Here, a combination of protein phase separation and bioorthogonal linking is …
Structural evolution of nitrogenase states under alkaline turnover
RA Warmack, DC Rees - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Biological nitrogen fixation, performed by the enzyme nitrogenase, supplies nearly 50% of
the bioavailable nitrogen pool on Earth, yet the structural nature of the enzyme intermediates …
the bioavailable nitrogen pool on Earth, yet the structural nature of the enzyme intermediates …
Proteomic strategies to interrogate the FeS proteome
DW Bak, E Weerapana - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Iron‑sulfur (Fesingle bondS) clusters, inorganic cofactors composed of iron and sulfide,
participate in numerous essential redox, non-redox, structural, and regulatory biological …
participate in numerous essential redox, non-redox, structural, and regulatory biological …
Anaerobic cryoEM protocols for air-sensitive nitrogenase proteins
RA Warmack, BB Wenke, T Spatzal, DC Rees - Nature Protocols, 2024 - nature.com
Single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) provides an attractive avenue for
advancing our atomic resolution understanding of materials, molecules and living systems …
advancing our atomic resolution understanding of materials, molecules and living systems …
Biocatalysis of CO2 and CH4: Key enzymes and challenges
A Li, X Cao, R Fu, S Guo, Q Fei - Biotechnology Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions is a critical challenge for promoting global
sustainability. The utilization of CO 2 and CH 4 as substrates for the production of valuable …
sustainability. The utilization of CO 2 and CH 4 as substrates for the production of valuable …