Michaela A. TerAvest
YOU?
Author Swipe
View article: Overlap and Differences Between the Inward and Outward Electron Transfer Pathways in <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i>
Overlap and Differences Between the Inward and Outward Electron Transfer Pathways in <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> Open
The extracellular electron transport chain of S. oneidensis MR-1 has been well characterized in the context of current generation on an anode. However, work to understand electron uptake from the cathode is less mature and major questions …
View article: Energetic constraints of metal-reducing bacteria as biocatalysts for microbial electrosynthesis
Energetic constraints of metal-reducing bacteria as biocatalysts for microbial electrosynthesis Open
Our results suggest that Q-pool-dependent EEU is both IMF-dependent and is IMF-limited in a proof-of-concept system. Because microbes that rely on Q-pool-dependent EEU are among the most genetically tractable and metabolically flexible opt…
View article: Abstract 2321 Molecular Modeling and Molecular Dynamics Simulation of a Packed Bacterial Microcompartment
Abstract 2321 Molecular Modeling and Molecular Dynamics Simulation of a Packed Bacterial Microcompartment Open
View article: A small number of point mutations confer formate tolerance in <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i>
A small number of point mutations confer formate tolerance in <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> Open
Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) is a sustainable approach to chemical production from CO 2 and clean electricity. However, limitations in electron transfer efficiency and gaps in understanding of electron transfer pathways in MES systems …
View article: Controlled Enzyme Cargo Loading in Engineered Bacterial Microcompartment Shells
Controlled Enzyme Cargo Loading in Engineered Bacterial Microcompartment Shells Open
Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are nanometer-scale organelles with a protein-based shell that serve to colocalize and encapsulate metabolic enzymes. They may provide a range of benefits to improve pathway catalysis, including substrate…
View article: Zymomonas mobilis: bringing an ancient human tool into the genomic era
Zymomonas mobilis: bringing an ancient human tool into the genomic era Open
View article: Electrochemical cofactor recycling of bacterial microcompartments
Electrochemical cofactor recycling of bacterial microcompartments Open
Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are prokaryotic organelles that consist of a protein shell which sequesters metabolic reactions in its interior. While most of the substrates and products are relatively small and can permeate the shell, …
View article: Structure Characterization of Bacterial Microcompartment Shells via X-ray Scattering and Coordinate Modeling: Evidence for adventitious capture of cytoplasmic proteins
Structure Characterization of Bacterial Microcompartment Shells via X-ray Scattering and Coordinate Modeling: Evidence for adventitious capture of cytoplasmic proteins Open
Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are self-assembling, protein shell structures that are widely investigated across a broad range of biological and abiotic chemistry applications. A central challenge in BMC research is the targeted captur…
View article: Controlled enzyme cargo loading in engineered bacterial microcompartment shells
Controlled enzyme cargo loading in engineered bacterial microcompartment shells Open
Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are nanometer-scale organelles with a protein-based shell that serve to co-localize and encapsulate metabolic enzymes. They may provide a range of benefits to improve pathway catalysis, including substrat…
View article: eLife assessment: Long-distance electron transport in multicellular freshwater cable bacteria
eLife assessment: Long-distance electron transport in multicellular freshwater cable bacteria Open
View article: eLife Assessment: Long-Distance Electron Transport in Multicellular Freshwater Cable Bacteria
eLife Assessment: Long-Distance Electron Transport in Multicellular Freshwater Cable Bacteria Open
Filamentous multicellular cable bacteria perform centimeter-scale electron transport in a process that couples oxidation of an electron donor (sulfide) in deeper sediment to the reduction of an electron acceptor (oxygen or nitrate) near th…
View article: Electrochemical cofactor recycling of bacterial microcompartments
Electrochemical cofactor recycling of bacterial microcompartments Open
Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are prokaryotic organelles that consist of a protein shell which sequesters metabolic reactions in its interior. While most of the substrates and products are relatively small and can permeate the shell, …
View article: A small number of point mutations confer formate tolerance in<i>Shewanella oneidensis</i>
A small number of point mutations confer formate tolerance in<i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> Open
Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) is a sustainable approach to chemical production from CO 2 and clean electricity. However, limitations in electron transfer efficiency and gaps in understanding of electron transfer pathways in MES systems …
View article: Energetic constraints of metal-reducing bacteria as biocatalysts for microbial electrosynthesis
Energetic constraints of metal-reducing bacteria as biocatalysts for microbial electrosynthesis Open
Background As outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, we need to approach global net zero CO2 emissions by approximately 2050 to prevent warming beyond 1.5°C and the associated environmental tipping points. Fu…
View article: The electron transport chain of <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> MR-1 can operate bidirectionally to enable microbial electrosynthesis
The electron transport chain of <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> MR-1 can operate bidirectionally to enable microbial electrosynthesis Open
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 process is natively used to facilitate respiration using…
View article: eLife assessment: Long-Distance Electron Transport in Multicellular Freshwater Cable Bacteria
eLife assessment: Long-Distance Electron Transport in Multicellular Freshwater Cable Bacteria Open
Filamentous multicellular cable bacteria perform centimeter-scale electron transport in a process that couples oxidation of an electron donor (sulfide) in deeper sediment to the reduction of an electron acceptor (oxygen or nitrate) near th…
View article: Respiration is essential for aerobic growth of <i>Zymomonas mobilis</i> ZM4
Respiration is essential for aerobic growth of <i>Zymomonas mobilis</i> ZM4 Open
Zymomonas mobilis is an alpha-proteobacterium that is a promising platform for industrial scale production of biofuels due to its efficient ethanol fermentation and low biomass generation. Z. mobilis is aerotolerant and encodes a complete …
View article: The genetics of aerotolerant growth in an alphaproteobacterium with a naturally reduced genome
The genetics of aerotolerant growth in an alphaproteobacterium with a naturally reduced genome Open
Reduced genome bacteria are genetically simplified systems that facilitate biological study and industrial use. The free-living alphaproteobacterium Zymomonas mobilis has a naturally reduced genome containing fewer than 2,000 protein-codin…
View article: The Electron Transport Chain of<i>Shewanella oneidensis</i>MR-1 can Operate Bidirectionally to Enable Microbial Electrosynthesis
The Electron Transport Chain of<i>Shewanella oneidensis</i>MR-1 can Operate Bidirectionally to Enable Microbial Electrosynthesis Open
Extracellular electron transfer (EET) is a process by which bacterial cells can exchange electrons with a redox active material located outside of the cell. In Shewanella oneidensis , this process is natively used to facilitate respiration…
View article: The Genetics of Aerotolerant Growth in a Naturally Reduced Genome Alphaproteobacterium
The Genetics of Aerotolerant Growth in a Naturally Reduced Genome Alphaproteobacterium Open
Reduced genome bacteria are genetically simplified systems that facilitate biological study and industrial use. The free-living Alphaproteobacterium, Zymomonas mobilis , has a naturally reduced genome containing fewer than 2000 protein cod…
View article: Respiration is essential for aerobic growth of<i>Zymomonas mobilis</i>ZM4
Respiration is essential for aerobic growth of<i>Zymomonas mobilis</i>ZM4 Open
Zymomonas mobilis is an alpha-proteobacterium that is a promising platform for industrial scale production of biofuels or valuable products due to its efficient ethanol fermentation and low biomass generation. Z. mobilis has also intriguin…
View article: A common inducer molecule enhances sugar utilization by <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> MR-1
A common inducer molecule enhances sugar utilization by <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> MR-1 Open
Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 is an electroactive bacterium that is a promising host for bioelectrochemical technologies, which makes it a common target for genetic engineering, including gene deletions and expression of heterologous pathways…
View article: <scp>NADH</scp> dehydrogenases drive inward electron transfer in <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> <scp>MR</scp> ‐1
<span>NADH</span> dehydrogenases drive inward electron transfer in <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> <span>MR</span> ‐1 Open
Shewanella oneidensis MR‐1 is a promising chassis organism for microbial electrosynthesis because it has a well‐defined biochemical pathway (the Mtr pathway) that can connect extracellular electrodes to respiratory electron carriers inside…
View article: Flux-Balance Analysis and Mobile CRISPRi-Guided Deletion of a Conditionally Essential Gene in <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> MR-1
Flux-Balance Analysis and Mobile CRISPRi-Guided Deletion of a Conditionally Essential Gene in <i>Shewanella oneidensis</i> MR-1 Open
Carbon-neutral production of valuable bioproducts is critical to sustainable development but remains limited by the slow engineering of photosynthetic organisms. Improving existing synthetic biology tools to engineer model organisms to fix…
View article: Zymomonas mobilis ZM4 Utilizes an NADP <sup>+</sup> -Dependent Acetaldehyde Dehydrogenase To Produce Acetate
Zymomonas mobilis ZM4 Utilizes an NADP <sup>+</sup> -Dependent Acetaldehyde Dehydrogenase To Produce Acetate Open
Biofuel production from nonfood crops is an important strategy for reducing carbon emissions from the transportation industry, but it has not yet become commercially viable. An important avenue to improve biofuel production is to enhance t…
View article: <i>Zymomonas mobilis</i> ZM4 utilizes an acetaldehyde dehydrogenase to produce acetate
<i>Zymomonas mobilis</i> ZM4 utilizes an acetaldehyde dehydrogenase to produce acetate Open
Zymomonas mobilis is a promising bacterial host for biofuel production but further improvement has been hindered because some aspects of its metabolism remain poorly understood. For example, one of the main byproducts generated by Z. mobil…
View article: Zymomonas diversity and potential for biofuel production
Zymomonas diversity and potential for biofuel production Open
View article: Large Metabolic Rewiring from Small Genomic Changes between Strains of Shigella flexneri
Large Metabolic Rewiring from Small Genomic Changes between Strains of Shigella flexneri Open
Shigella causes millions of dysentery cases worldwide, primarily affecting children under 5 years old. Despite active research in developing vaccines and new antibiotics, relatively little is known about the variation of physiology or meta…
View article: Additional file 5 of Zymomonas diversity and potential for biofuel production
Additional file 5 of Zymomonas diversity and potential for biofuel production Open
Additional file 5: Table S6. Merged orthologue and annotation data.
View article: Shewanella oneidensis NADH Dehydrogenase Mutants Exhibit an Amino Acid Synthesis Defect
Shewanella oneidensis NADH Dehydrogenase Mutants Exhibit an Amino Acid Synthesis Defect Open
Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 is a dissimilatory metal reducing bacterium with a highly branched respiratory electron transport chain. The S. oneidensis MR-1 genome encodes four NADH dehydrogenases, any of which may be used duri…