Physiological Proteomics of the Uncultured Endosymbiont of Riftia pachyptila

Markert, S.; Arndt, C.; Felbeck, H.; Becher, D.; Sievert, S.M.; Hugler, M.; Albrecht, D.; Robidart, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9805-3570; Bench, S.; Feldman, R.A.; Hecker, M.; Schweder, T.. 2007 Physiological Proteomics of the Uncultured Endosymbiont of Riftia pachyptila. Science, 315 (5809). 247-250. 10.1126/science.1132913

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Abstract/Summary

The bacterial endosymbiont of the deep-sea tube worm Riftia pachyptila has never been successfully cultivated outside its host. In the absence of cultivation data, we have taken a proteomic approach based on the metagenome sequence to study the metabolism of this peculiar microorganism in detail. As one result, we found that three major sulfide oxidation proteins constitute ∼12% of the total cytosolic proteome, which highlights the essential role of these enzymes for the symbiont's energy metabolism. Unexpectedly, the symbiont uses the reductive tricarboxylic acid cycle in addition to the previously identified Calvin cycle for CO2 fixation.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1126/science.1132913
ISSN:	0036-8075
Date made live:	03 Feb 2015 14:16 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/509570

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1126/science.1132913

ISSN:

0036-8075

Date made live:

03 Feb 2015 14:16 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/509570