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Electrochemically active bacteria sense electrode potentials for regulating catabolic pathways

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  • Atsumi Hirose

    (Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences)

  • Takuya Kasai

    (Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences)

  • Motohide Aoki

    (Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences)

  • Tomonari Umemura

    (Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences)

  • Kazuya Watanabe

    (Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences)

  • Atsushi Kouzuma

    (Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences)

Abstract

Electrochemically active bacteria (EAB) receive considerable attention for their utility in bioelectrochemical processes. Although electrode potentials are known to affect the metabolic activity of EAB, it is unclear whether EAB are able to sense and respond to electrode potentials. Here, we show that, in the presence of a high-potential electrode, a model EAB Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 can utilize NADH-dependent catabolic pathways and a background formate-dependent pathway to achieve high growth yield. We also show that an Arc regulatory system is involved in sensing electrode potentials and regulating the expression of catabolic genes, including those for NADH dehydrogenase. We suggest that these findings may facilitate the use of EAB in biotechnological processes and offer the molecular bases for their ecological strategies in natural habitats.

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  • Atsumi Hirose & Takuya Kasai & Motohide Aoki & Tomonari Umemura & Kazuya Watanabe & Atsushi Kouzuma, 2018. "Electrochemically active bacteria sense electrode potentials for regulating catabolic pathways," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-03416-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03416-4
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    1. Shino Suzuki & Shun’ichi Ishii & Grayson L. Chadwick & Yugo Tanaka & Atsushi Kouzuma & Kazuya Watanabe & Fumio Inagaki & Mads Albertsen & Per H. Nielsen & Kenneth H. Nealson, 2024. "A non-methanogenic archaeon within the order Methanocellales," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-14, December.

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