Visualisation of proteoliposomes able to interact with isoluble minerals.
Lead Research Organisation:
University of East Anglia
Department Name: Biological Sciences
Abstract
United States of America
Publications
White GF
(2016)
Mechanisms of Bacterial Extracellular Electron Exchange.
in Advances in microbial physiology
White GF
(2012)
Development of a proteoliposome model to probe transmembrane electron-transfer reactions.
in Biochemical Society transactions
Wang Z
(2015)
Effects of soluble flavin on heterogeneous electron transfer between surface-exposed bacterial cytochromes and iron oxides
in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
White GF
(2013)
Rapid electron exchange between surface-exposed bacterial cytochromes and Fe(III) minerals.
in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Richardson DJ
(2013)
Controlling electron transfer at the microbe-mineral interface.
in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
| Description | This travel grant allowed a PDRA to visit an American Laboratory and conduct experiments under oxygen-free conditions that showed for the first time that the proteins on a bacteria surface could interact and dissolve a solid mineral. |
| Exploitation Route | Improve microbe-electrode interfaces in order to couple bacteria (and bacterial processes) to electricity. |
| Sectors | Energy,Environment |
| URL | http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/research/xrcprogrammes/energy/highlights/researchers-make-breakthrough-in-race-to-create-e28098bio-batteriese28099/ |
| Description | Ines Pereira |
| Organisation | New University of Lisbon |
| Country | Portugal |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Hosted a research scientist from IQTB for 2 months. Training for proteoliposome experiments. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Research scientist awarded internship grant for travel, subsistence and bench fees while here. |
| Impact | Publication in Nature communications on sulfate respiration. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Role of microenvironment and transition zones in subsurface reactive contaminant transport |
| Organisation | U.S. Department of Energy |
| Department | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | This collaboration involved the development of techniques to study electron transfer across membranes through outer membrane cytochromes complexes. We developed the technique at UEA, which was then used by the PNNL with guidance from us to look at a range of different systems. The partnership resulted in an extension of funding from the PNNL to continue work until july 2016 |
| Collaborator Contribution | The work was performed at PNNL, using their equipment and scientists, but with the advice and support from the UEA team. |
| Impact | doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2015.03.039 doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00332 doi: 10.1111/1758-2229.12204 |
| Start Year | 2014 |