Extracellular RNA drives Electromethanogenesis in a Methanogenic Archaeon
Rhitu Kotoky, Obinna Markraphael Ajunwa, Satoshi Kawaichi, Haluk Beyenal, Jerome T. Babauta, Rikke Louise Meyer, Amelia‐Elena Rotaru
The paper shows extracellular RNA facilitates electron transfer in Methanosarcina barkeri, enabling electromethanogenesis, and suggests RNA-based electron transfer may be ancestral.
bioRxiv · Jul 6, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology