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Functional characterization of PccH, a key cytochrome for electron transfer from electrodes to the bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens
Author(s) -
Dantas Joana M.,
Tomaz Diogo M.,
Morgado Leonor,
Salgueiro Carlos A.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/j.febslet.2013.07.003
Subject(s) - geobacter sulfurreducens , electron transfer , cytochrome c , cytochrome , context (archaeology) , chemistry , geobacter , electron transport chain , bacteria , heme , biochemistry , biophysics , biofilm , biology , photochemistry , enzyme , mitochondrion , genetics , paleontology
The cytochrome PccH from Geobacter sulfurreducens ( Gs ) plays a crucial role in current‐consuming fumarate‐reducing biofilms. Deletion of pccH gene inhibited completely electron transfer from electrodes toward Gs cells. The pccH gene was cloned and the protein heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli . Complementary biophysical techniques including CD, UV–visible and NMR spectroscopy were used to characterize PccH. This cytochrome contains one low‐spin c ‐type heme with His–Met axial coordination and unusual low‐reduction potential. This reduction potential is pH‐dependent, within the Gs physiological pH range, and is discussed within the context of the electron transfer mechanisms from electrodes to Gs cells.