Expression of divergent methyl/alkyl coenzyme M reductases from uncultured archaea

Nana Shao; Yu Fan; Chau-Wen Chou; Shadi Yavari; Robert V. Williams; I. Jonathan Amster; Stuart M. Brown; Ian J. Drake; Evert C. Duin; William B. Whitman; Yuchen Liu

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-04057-6

Communications Biology (Oct 2022)

Expression of divergent methyl/alkyl coenzyme M reductases from uncultured archaea

Nana Shao,
Yu Fan,
Chau-Wen Chou,
Shadi Yavari,
Robert V. Williams,
I. Jonathan Amster,
Stuart M. Brown,
Ian J. Drake,
Evert C. Duin,
William B. Whitman,
Yuchen Liu

Affiliations

Nana Shao: Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia
Yu Fan: EMTEC IT, ExxonMobil Technical Computing Company
Chau-Wen Chou: Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia
Shadi Yavari: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University
Robert V. Williams: Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia
I. Jonathan Amster: Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia
Stuart M. Brown: Energy Sciences, ExxonMobil Technology & Engineering Company
Ian J. Drake: Biomedical Sciences, ExxonMobil Technology & Engineering Company
Evert C. Duin: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University
William B. Whitman: Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia
Yuchen Liu: Energy Sciences, ExxonMobil Technology & Engineering Company

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04057-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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A heterologous protein expression platform in a culturable methanogen Methanococcus maripaludis is developed to study the methyl-coenzyme M reductase from uncultured archaea.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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