ReviewThe ISME journal2025
Emerging role of rare earth elements in biomolecular functions.
Review in The ISME journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- QM/MM Reveals Coordination Shift behind Early Lanthanide Preference in Methanol Dehydrogenase XoxF.The journal of physical chemistry. B · 2026Article
- Selective Separation of Rare Earth Elements by Nanofiltration Membranes: Mechanisms, Performance, and Perspectives.Membranes · 2026Review
- Urban Biomining of Rare Earth Elements: Current Status and Future Opportunities.ACS environmental Au · 2026Review
- Diversity and distribution of the lanthanome in aerobic methane-oxidising bacteria.Environmental microbiome · 2025Article
- Cerium Phosphate Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, Biocompatibility, Regenerative Potential, and Antioxidant Activity.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Harnessing the potential of microbial methane utilization for chasing sustainability.Current opinion in biotechnology · 2025Review
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Abstract
The importance of rare earth elements is increasingly recognized due to the increased demand for their mining and separation. This demand is driving research on the biology of rare earth elements. Biomolecules associated with rare earth elements include rare earth element-dependent enzymes (methanol dehydrogenase XoxF, ethanol dehydrogenase ExaF/PedH), rare earth element-binding proteins, and the relevant metallophores. Traditional (chemical) separation methods for rare earth elements harvesting and separation are typically inefficient, while causing environmental problems, whereas bioharvesting, potentially, offers more efficient, more green platforms. Here, we review the current state of research on the biological functions of rare earth element-dependent biomolecules, and the characteristics of the relevant proteins, including the specific amino acids involved in rare earth metal binding. We also provide an outlook at strategies for further understanding of biological processes and the potential applications of rare earth element-dependent enzymes and other biomolecules.
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