Caroline Marie Ajo-Franklin

The paper presents a computational framework to predict insertion sites in bacterial Type IV Pili for display, validated with experimental results showing improved display efficiency and surface patterning.

The paper demonstrates how domain insertion can create sulfite reductases with ligand-dependent activity, showing enhanced cellular activity in response to an endocrine disruptor.

This study identifies that balanced expression of multiheme cytochromes is essential for Vibrio natriegens to reduce electrodes, highlighting the role of these proteins in extracellular electron transfer.

The paper introduces a modular bioelectronic sensor system using synthetic microbial co-cultures to detect various analytes in different environments.

This study uses a model mineral-associated organic matter to explore mechanisms of stable soil carbon formation and persistence, showing synergistic stabilization by mineral association and organic matter.

This study identifies a dual regulatory mechanism and substrate limitations that balance quinone synthesis benefits and toxicity in Lactococcus lactis.

This study shows Ebp pili in Enterococcus faecalis facilitate adhesion to iron oxides, enhancing extracellular electron transfer and supporting anaerobic growth and colonization in mice.

This study investigates how altering the length of elastin-like polypeptide (ELP) in engineered living materials affects their microstructure and rheological properties, revealing complex sequence-structure-property relationships.

The paper demonstrates that Escherichia coli can utilize extracellular electron transfer via 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone to support anaerobic growth, revealing a new energy metabolism pathway.

The paper develops a living bioelectronic sensor using engineered E. coli to detect contaminants in real-time with high sensitivity.

This paper reports the creation of macroscopic engineered living materials (ELMs) from Caulobacter crescentus cells using a de novo self-interacting protein matrix that can be genetically tuned for mechanical and functional properties.

This study identifies key residues in MtrA that influence extracellular electron transfer by systematically inserting peptides and analyzing their impact on respiration efficiency.

This paper engineers a two-strain bacterial system to autonomously secrete and assemble a synthetic extracellular protein matrix, demonstrating programmable and high-yield biopolymer secretion.

This paper introduces a genetic module in E. coli to precisely control redox reactions using an external electrode by coupling intracellular electron transfer to a cathode.