Understanding the role of SilE in the production of metal nanoparticles by Morganella psychrotolerans using MicroScale Thermophoresis.


Journal

New biotechnology
ISSN: 1876-4347
Titre abrégé: N Biotechnol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101465345

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
25 Mar 2020
Historique:
received: 23 11 2018
revised: 06 09 2019
accepted: 14 09 2019
pubmed: 21 9 2019
medline: 5 6 2020
entrez: 21 9 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Metal nanoparticle synthesis has been observed in several species of bacteria but the underlying mechanisms of synthesis are not well understood. Morganella psychrotolerans is a Gram-negative psychrophilic bacterium that is able to tolerate relatively high concentrations of Cu and Ag ions, and it is through the associated resistance pathways that this species is able to convert metal ions to nanoparticles. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanism of nanoparticle synthesis, looking at the interaction of the metal binding protein SilE with metal ions using MicroScale Thermophoresis (MST). MST assays give a rapid and accurate determination of binding affinities, allowing for the testing of SilE with a range of environmentally significant metal ions. The binding affinities (K

Identifiants

pubmed: 31539639
pii: S1871-6784(18)31934-4
doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2019.09.002
pii:
doi:

Substances chimiques

Metals 0

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1-4

Subventions

Organisme : Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
ID : BB/N002520/1
Pays : United Kingdom

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Nikolaos Pantidos (N)

School of Biological Sciences and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Alexander Crum Brown Road, Roger Land Building, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, United Kingdom.

Louise Horsfall (L)

School of Biological Sciences and Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Alexander Crum Brown Road, Roger Land Building, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Louise.Horsfall@ed.ac.uk.

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