2025
Coherent Electron Transfer in Cytochrome Nanowires at 300 K
Parson W, Dahl P, Malvankar N. Coherent Electron Transfer in Cytochrome Nanowires at 300 K. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry Letters 2025, 16: 8037-8045. PMID: 40742034, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5c01339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectron transferLong-range diffusionCoherent electron transferMolecular dynamics simulationsVibronic couplingStochastic Liouville equationDiffusion of electronsElectron densityThermal equilibrationInteraction matrix elementsElectronCoherent wavesElectron density oscillationsNanowiresMatrix elementsDensity oscillationsElectron flowLiouville equationTransferOMCFluctuation energyCytochrome
2021
Making protons tag along with electrons
Guberman-Pfeffer MJ, Malvankar NS. Making protons tag along with electrons. Biochemical Journal 2021, 478: 4093-4097. PMID: 34871365, DOI: 10.1042/bcj20210592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular electron transferProtein engineering strategiesNanowiresBioelectronic applicationsElectron/proton transferEngineering strategiesPeriplasmic cytochromesSoil microbesBioenergetic machineryPili filamentsExtracellular acceptorsGeobacter sulfurreducensElectron transferRecent studiesHarsh environmentsOxidation of nutrientsAliphatic residuesElectron acceptorCellsOMCElectronsFermentationEnergy generationBiofuelsSulfurreducens
2020
The blind men and the filament: Understanding structures and functions of microbial nanowires
Yalcin SE, Malvankar NS. The blind men and the filament: Understanding structures and functions of microbial nanowires. Current Opinion In Chemical Biology 2020, 59: 193-201. PMID: 33070100, PMCID: PMC7736336, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrobial nanowiresExtracellular electron transferDifferent nanowiresNanowiresPotential applicationsCryo-electron microscopyTransport electronsMultimodal functional imagingElectron transferBioelectronicsImportant environmental processesRecent discoveryPhysiological studiesOMCApplicationsMicroscopyBiofuelsSensingPhysiological needsMicrometersCrucial roleUnderstanding structureDirect evidenceThousands of papersEnergy production
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