Open AccessExtracellular and Intracellular Lanthanide Accumulation in the Methylotrophic Beijerinckiaceae Bacterium RH AL1
Author(s) -
CarlEric Wegner,
Martin Westermann,
Frank Steiniger,
Linda Gorniak,
Rohit Budhraja,
Lorenz Adrian,
Kirsten Küsel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.03144-20
Subject(s) - lanthanide , intracellular , biochemistry , extracellular , biology , chemistry , biophysics , ion , organic chemistry
Although multiple pieces of evidence have been added to the puzzle of lanthanide-dependent metabolism, we are still far from understanding the physiological role of lanthanides. Given how widespread lanthanide-dependent enzymes are, only limited information is available with respect to how lanthanides are taken up and stored in an organism.