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Macon J. Abernathy

SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryORCID 0000-0002-0455-2086Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biochemistry· 2 Biophysics· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Assay:structural biology· 1

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A Binuclear Cluster Supports Functional Asymmetry in Dark-Operative Protochlorophyllide Reductase

Kewei Zhao, Rajnandani Kashyap, Macon J. Abernathy, Edwin Antony, Ritimukta Sarangi

This paper identifies a binuclear [Cu2S2] cluster in DPOR that mediates functional asymmetry between its active sites.

bioRxiv · Nov 5, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

Ferrosome Organelles Spatially Insulate a Redox-Active Ferrous Phosphate Biomineral from Cytosolic ROS Chemistry

Kewei Zhao, Kristina Ferrara, Yixuan Liu, Macon J. Abernathy, Ritimukta Sarangi, Hualiang Pi

This paper characterizes ferrosomes in Clostridioides difficile as iron-storage organelles containing a redox-sensitive ferrous phosphate biomineral that limits cytosolic ROS activity.

bioRxiv · Jun 17, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Use of Substrate Analogues and X-ray spectroscopy Reveals an all Ferrous C-Cluster in CO Dehydrogenase

Macon J. Abernathy, Kareem Aboulhosn, Christopher J. Ohmer, Stephen Wiley Ragsdale, Ritimukta Sarangi

This paper uses X-ray spectroscopy and substrate analogs to determine the redox states and electronic structure of the C-cluster in Ni-Fe CODH, revealing an all-ferrous cluster in its catalytically active states.

bioRxiv · Jan 22, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics

Structure of active methyl-CoM reductase, Earth's main methane producer

Christopher J. Ohmer, Macon J. Abernathy, Darya Marchany‐Rivera, David G. Villareal, Philipp S. Simon, Artem Y. Lyubimov, Asmit Bhowmick, Kuntal Chatterjee, Hiroki Makita, Vandana Tiwari, Medhanjali Dasgupta, Stephen J. Keable, David Moreau, Daniel W. Paley⧓, Nigel W. Moriarty, , Stephen Wiley Ragsdale

The paper determines the structure of active Ni(I)-Methyl-CoM reductase, revealing how it catalyzes methane formation and providing insights for methane emission control and biofuel production.

bioRxiv · Apr 26, 2025 · PreprintBiochemistry