Multiheme selenoenzyme essential for elemental sulfur respiration
Hisaaki Mihara, Takuya Yoshizawa, Yukiko Izu, Wanjiao Zhang, Masao Inoue, Nana Shimamoto, Ryuta Tobe, Riku Aono, Tatsuo Kurihara, Hiroyoshi Matsumura
This study identifies a multiheme selenoenzyme essential for elemental sulfur respiration in bacteria, revealing its unique catalytic mechanism involving selenium and heme.
Science Advances · Aug 26, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology