ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2025
A novel protein for bioremediation of gadolinium waste.
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- Gadolinium Pollution-A Future Forward Perspective on Human and Environmental Impact.Magnetic resonance in medicine · 2026Review
- Gadolinium in the Environment: A Double-Edged Sword for Plant Growth and Ecosystem Stability.Metabolites · 2025Review
- Harnessing Dynamic Supramolecular Interactions for Lanthanide Detection via Computational Pattern Recognition of Magnetic Resonance Fingerprints.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2025Article
- A novel protein for bioremediation of gadolinium waste.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2025Article
- Theranostics - a sure cure for cancer after 100 years?Theranostics · 2024Review
- A Genetic Programming Approach to Engineering MRI Reporter Genes.ACS synthetic biology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Several hundreds of tons of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) are being dumped into the environment every year. Although macrocyclic GBCAs exhibit superior stability compared to their linear counterparts, we have found that the structural integrity of chelates is susceptible to ultraviolet light, regardless of configuration. In this study, we present a synthetic protein termed GLamouR that binds and reports gadolinium in an intensiometric manner. We then explore the extraction of gadolinium from MRI patient urine as a preventative measure for gadolinium pollution and investigate the viability of employing cost-effective bioremediation techniques for treating contaminated water bodies. Based on promising results, we anticipate proteins such as GLamouR can be used for detecting and mining rare earth elements beyond gadolinium and hope to expand the biological toolbox for such applications.
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