Structure of Geobacter cytochrome OmcZ identifies mechanism of nanowire assembly and conductivity
Gu Y, Guberman-Pfeffer M, Srikanth V, Shen C, Giska F, Gupta K, Londer Y, Samatey F, Batista V, Malvankar N. Structure of Geobacter cytochrome OmcZ identifies mechanism of nanowire assembly and conductivity. Nature Microbiology 2023, 8: 284-298. PMID: 36732469, PMCID: PMC9999484, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-022-01315-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNanowire assembliesHigh electron conductivityExtracellular electron transportNanowire networksExtracellular electron acceptorsG. sulfurreducensElectron conductivityCryogenic electron microscopy structureNanowiresHigh conductivityElectron microscopy structureSerine proteasesDifferent biochemical environmentsElectron transportMicroscopy structureDiverse speciesGeobacter speciesSulfurreducensConductivityImportant bacteriaCharge interactionsElectron acceptorBiochemical environmentSpeciesIdentifies mechanisms