1. Unnatural Direct Interspecies Electron Transfer Enabled by Living Cell‐Cell Click Chemistry.
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Zhao, Yi‐Cheng, Sha, Chong, Zhao, Xing‐Ming, Du, Jia‐Xin, Zou, Long, and Yong, Yang‐Chun
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Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) is essential for maintaining the function and stability of anaerobic microbial consortia. However, only limited natural DIET modes have been identified and DIET engineering remains highly challenging. In this study, an unnatural DIET between
Shewanella oneidensis MR‐1 (SO , electron donating partner) andRhodopseudomonas palustris (RP , electron accepting partner) was artificially established by a facile living cell‐cell click chemistry strategy. By introducing alkyne‐ or azide‐modified monosaccharides onto the cell outer surface of the target species, precise covalent connections between different species in high proximity were realized through a fast click chemistry reaction. Remarkably, upon covalent connection, outer cell surface C‐type cytochromes mediated DIET betweenSO andRP was achieved and identified, although this was never realized naturally. Moreover, this connection directly shifted the natural H2 mediated interspecies electron transfer (MIET) to DIET betweenSO andRP , which delivered superior interspecies electron exchange efficiency. Therefore, this work demonstrated a naturally unachievable DIET and an unprecedented MIET shift to DIET accomplished by cell‐cell distance engineering, offering an efficient and versatile solution for DIET engineering, which extends our understanding of DIET and opens up new avenues for DIET exploration and applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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