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Christopher J. Ohmer

SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryORCID 0000-0002-7357-2611Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1 Assay:structural biology· 1

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Macon J. AbernathyiD· 2 shared Ritimukta SarangiiD· 2 shared Stephen Wiley RagsdaleiD· 2 shared Aaron S. BrewsteriD· 1 shared Aina E. CoheniD· 1 shared Artem Y. LyubimoviD· 1 shared Asmit BhowmickiD· 1 shared Daniel J. RosenbergiD· 1 shared

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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