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Jansen, Robert S.


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Mini-bacterioferritins: structural insight into a ferritin-like protein from the anaerobic methane-oxidising archaeon Candidatus Methanoperedens carboxydivorans Wissink et al. (2026). Communications Biology Ca. Methanoperedens carboxydivorans
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“Candidatus Hydrogenisulfobacillus filiaventi” strain R50 gen. nov. sp. nov., a highly efficient producer of extracellular organic compounds from H2 and CO2 Hogendoorn et al. (2023). Frontiers in Microbiology 14 Ca. Hydrogenisulfobacillus filiaventi Ca. Hydrogenisulfobacillus
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Mini-bacterioferritins: structural insight into a ferritin-like protein from the anaerobic methane-oxidising archaeon Candidatus Methanoperedens carboxydivorans
Abstract Ferritins are ubiquitous among life forms, as they are essential for iron homeostasis. Here, we unveiled a novel member of the ferritin family, baptised mini-bacterioferritin. The characterised mini-bacterioferritin was isolated from a microbial enrichment dominated by the methanotrophic archaeon ‘ Candidatus Methanoperedens carboxydivorans’. Its atomic resolution crystal structure reveals a 12-mer assembly with a diiron ferroxidase centre located within a four-helix bundle. Redox-cycling experiments on protein crystals reveal a shift in iron position at the active site, which follows the established ferritin catalytic cycle. The 12-mer sphere-like structure harboured six Fe-coproporphyrin III ligands, positioned at the interdimeric interface, a characteristic previously only found in 24-mer bacterioferritins. Phylogenetics, together with structure predictions of closely related proteins, revealed that mini-bacterioferritins form a distinct clade within the ferritin family that might conserve ancestral traits. Future research will need to investigate the physiological roles of these enzymes, which were unsuspectingly widely distributed among prokaryotes.
“Candidatus Hydrogenisulfobacillus filiaventi” strain R50 gen. nov. sp. nov., a highly efficient producer of extracellular organic compounds from H2 and CO2
Production of organic molecules is largely depending on fossil fuels. A sustainable alternative would be the synthesis of these compounds from CO2 and a cheap energy source, such as H2, CH4, NH3, CO, sulfur compounds or iron(II). Volcanic and geothermal areas are rich in CO2 and reduced inorganic gasses and therefore habitats where novel chemolithoautotrophic microorganisms for the synthesis of organic compounds could be discovered. Here we describe “Candidatus Hydrogenisulfobacillus filiaventi” R50 gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermoacidophilic, autotrophic H2-oxidizing microorganism, that fixed CO2 and excreted no less than 0.54 mol organic carbon per mole fixed CO2. Extensive metabolomics and NMR analyses revealed that Val, Ala and Ile are the most dominant form of excreted organic carbon while the aromatic amino acids Tyr and Phe, and Glu and Lys were present at much lower concentrations. In addition to these proteinogenic amino acids, the excreted carbon consisted of homoserine lactone, homoserine and an unidentified amino acid. The biological role of the excretion remains uncertain. In the laboratory, we noticed the production under high growth rates (0.034 h−1, doubling time of 20 h) in combination with O2-limitation, which will most likely not occur in the natural habitat of this strain. Nevertheless, this large production of extracellular organic molecules from CO2 may open possibilities to use chemolithoautotrophic microorganisms for the sustainable production of important biomolecules.
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