A Bundled Antiparallel Cytochrome Nanowire Structure Suggests Roles in Cell-Cell Electron Transfer and Biofilm Formation
Holly A. Petersen, Chi Ho Chan, Gilbert O. Carpenter, Media Zakizadeh Tabari, Jessie Lynda Fields, Ayisha Zia, Shane T. Rich-New, Allon I. Hochbaum, Daniel R. Bond, Fengbin Wang
This study determines the atomic structure of cytochrome nanowires from Desulfuromonas soudanensis and shows they form antiparallel bundles, suggesting roles in electron transfer and biofilm formation across electroactive microbes.
mBio · Aug 26, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology