Archaeal physiology

Archaeal physiology is the scientific study of the life-supporting functions and processes of Archaea, a domain of organisms that comprise single, nucleus-free cells, distinct from bacteria and eukaryotes.

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Research | 31 January 2019 | open

Bioinformatics Analysis of Metabolism Pathways of Archaeal Energy Reserves
- Liang Wang
- , Qinghua Liu
- , Xiang Wu
- , Yue Huang
- , Michael J. Wise
- , Zhanzhong Liu
- , Wei Wang
- , Junfeng Hu
- & Chunying Wang
Scientific Reports 9, 1034
Research | 19 July 2018 | open

Genomic inference of the metabolism and evolution of the archaeal phylum Aigarchaeota

The phylum of archaea Aigarchaeota is poorly characterized due to limited genomic sampling. Here, Hua and colleagues use genome-resolved metagenome sequencing to reconstruct six hot spring strains of Aigarchaeota and then infer their metabolism and evolutionary history.
- Zheng-Shuang Hua
- , Yan-Ni Qu
- , Qiyun Zhu
- , En-Min Zhou
- , Yan-Ling Qi
- , Yi-Rui Yin
- , Yang-Zhi Rao
- , Ye Tian
- , Yu-Xian Li
- , Lan Liu
- , Cindy J. Castelle
- , Brian P. Hedlund
- , Wen-Sheng Shu
- , Rob Knight
- & Wen-Jun Li
Nature Communications 9, 2832
Research | 12 July 2018 | open

Rpn11-mediated ubiquitin processing in an ancestral archaeal ubiquitination system

Ubiquitin modification also occurs in archaea. Here, the authors characterize an archaeal ancestral ubiquitination system, present the crystal structure of the archaeal deubiquitinase Rpn11 from Caldiarchaeum subterraneum bound to ubiquitin and provide insights into evolutionary relationships.
- Adrian C. D. Fuchs
- , Lorena Maldoner
- , Matthias Wojtynek
- , Marcus D. Hartmann
- & Jörg Martin
Nature Communications 9, 2696
Research | 13 June 2018

Nutrient transport suggests an evolutionary basis for charged archaeal surface layer proteins
- Po-Nan Li
- , Jonathan Herrmann
- , Bradley B. Tolar
- , Frédéric Poitevin
- , Rasika Ramdasi
- , John R. Bargar
- , David A. Stahl
- , Grant J. Jensen
- , Christopher A. Francis
- , Soichi Wakatsuki
- & Henry van den Bedem
The ISME Journal 12, 2389-2402
Protocols | 17 May 2018

Establishing anaerobic hydrocarbon-degrading enrichment cultures of microorganisms under strictly anoxic conditions

Many anaerobic microorganisms are difficult to isolate because they grow slowly and rely on interactions with other microorganisms. This protocol describes an approach for the successive enrichment of syntrophic hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms.
- Rafael Laso-Pérez
- , Viola Krukenberg
- , Florin Musat
- & Gunter Wegener
Nature Protocols 13, 1310-1330
Research | 17 May 2018 | open

Novel haloarchaeon Natrinema thermophila having the highest growth temperature among haloarchaea with a large genome size
- Yeon Bee Kim
- , Joon Yong Kim
- , Hye Seon Song
- , Changsu Lee
- , Seung Woo Ahn
- , Se Hee Lee
- , Min Young Jung
- , Jin-Kyu Rhee
- , Juseok Kim
- , Dong-Wook Hyun
- , Jin-Woo Bae
- & Seong Woon Roh
Scientific Reports 8, 7777

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Research Highlights | 05 October 2018

Profilin(g) Asgard archaea
- Andrea Du Toit
Nature Reviews Microbiology 16, 717
Research Highlights | 19 March 2018

Archaeal physiology: Alien methanogens on Saturn's moon?
- Ashley York
Nature Reviews Microbiology 16, 261
Editorial | 10 November 2017

A flourishing field: going back to the roots of the Archaea

This issue marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of the landmark article by Carl Woese and George Fox in which they proposed the Archaea as a third domain of life.

Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 705
Research Highlights | 13 September 2017

Archaeal biology: Plasmid propagation by virus-like particles
- Ashley York
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 577
News and Views | 25 May 2017

Archaeal physiology: Two modes of a DNA scissor

Structural and functional studies of the archaeum Methanocaldococcus jannaschii Argonaute (MjAgo) reveal a DNA-guided DNA nuclease that is also active without a guide. This unguided activity is suggested to prime MjAgo for its subsequent sequence-specific DNA-silencing role in host defence.
- Lennart Randau
Nature Microbiology 2, 17049
Research Highlights | 07 November 2016

Archaeal biology: Masters of methane

Three new studies investigate the metabolic pathways that anaerobic archaea use to produce hydrocarbons such as methane and butane.
- Ursula Hofer
Nature Reviews Microbiology 14, 726-727

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Archaeal physiology

Latest Research and Reviews

Bioinformatics Analysis of Metabolism Pathways of Archaeal Energy Reserves

Genomic inference of the metabolism and evolution of the archaeal phylum Aigarchaeota

Rpn11-mediated ubiquitin processing in an ancestral archaeal ubiquitination system

Nutrient transport suggests an evolutionary basis for charged archaeal surface layer proteins

Establishing anaerobic hydrocarbon-degrading enrichment cultures of microorganisms under strictly anoxic conditions

Novel haloarchaeon Natrinema thermophila having the highest growth temperature among haloarchaea with a large genome size

News and Comment

Profilin(g) Asgard archaea

Archaeal physiology: Alien methanogens on Saturn's moon?

A flourishing field: going back to the roots of the Archaea

Archaeal biology: Plasmid propagation by virus-like particles

Archaeal physiology: Two modes of a DNA scissor

Archaeal biology: Masters of methane

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