Iron assimilation and utilization in anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria

Ferousi, Christina; Lindhoud, Simon; Baymann, Frauke; Kartal, Boran; Jetten, Mike S. M.; Reiman, Joachim

doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.03.009

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Iron assimilation and utilization in anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria

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Kartal, Boran
Research Group for Microbial Physiology, Department of Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Max Planck Society;

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Ferousi, C., Lindhoud, S., Baymann, F., Kartal, B., Jetten, M. S. M., & Reiman, J. (2017). Iron assimilation and utilization in anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria. CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY, 37, 129-136. doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.03.009.

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The most abundant transition metal in biological systems is iron. It is incorporated into protein cofactors and serves either catalytic, redox or regulatory purposes. Anaerobic ammonium oxidizing (anammox) bacteria rely heavily on iron-containing proteins especially cytochromes for their energy conservation, which occurs within a unique organelle, the anammoxosome. Both their anaerobic lifestyle and the presence of an additional cellular compartment challenge our understanding of iron processing. Here, we combine existing concepts of iron uptake, utilization and metabolism, and cellular fate with genomic and still limited biochemical and physiological data on anammox bacteria to propose pathways these bacteria may employ.