| Title | Synthetic Biological Protein Nanowires with High Conductivity. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Tan Y, Adhikari RY, Malvankar NS, Pi S, Ward JE, Woodard TL, Nevin KP, Xia Q, Tuominen MT, Lovley DR |
| Journal | Small |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 33 |
| Pagination | 4481-5 |
| Date Published | 2016 Sep |
| ISSN | 1613-6829 |
| Keywords | Amino Acid Sequence, Electric Conductivity, Fimbriae, Bacterial, Geobacter, Nanowires, Proteins, Tryptophan |
| Abstract | Genetic modification to add tryptophan to PilA, the monomer for the electrically conductive pili of Geobacter sulfurreducens, yields conductive protein filaments 2000-fold more conductive than the wild-type pili while cutting the diameter in half to 1.5 nm. |
| DOI | 10.1002/smll.201601112 |
| Alternate Journal | Small |
| PubMed ID | 27409066 |
Department of Microbiology