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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Genetic Impacts on the Structure and Mechanics of Cellulose Made by Bacteria.

Julie M Laurent, Mathias Steinacher, Anton Kan, Maximilian Ritter, Mario Leutert, Siiri Bienz, David Häberlin, Naresh Kumar, André R Studart

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. The Effect ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  3. Genetic Impacts on the Structure and Mechanics of Cellulose Made by Bacteria.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Julie M LaurentComplex Materials, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5198-1326
Mathias SteinacherComplex Materials, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5906-7803
Anton KanComplex Materials, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9058-0464
Maximilian RitterWood Materials Science, Institute for Building Materials, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zürich, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5368-2007
Mario LeutertInstitute of Molecular Systems Biology, Department of Biology, ETH Zürich, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7921-4017
Siiri BienzLaboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland.
David HäberlinComplex Materials, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland.
Naresh KumarLaboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland.
André R StudartComplex Materials, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4205-8545

Funding

ETH ZürichSchweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung 200020_204614
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The synthesis of cellulose pellicles by bacteria offers an enticing strategy for the biofabrication of sustainable materials and biomedical devices. To leverage this potential, bacterial strains that overproduce cellulose are identified through directed evolution technology. While cellulose overproduction is linked with a specific genetic mutation, the effect of such mutation on the intracellular protein landscape and on the structure and mechanical properties of the cellulose pellicles is not yet understood. Here, the proteome of bacteria evolved to overproduce cellulose is studied and its effect on the structure and mechanics of the resulting cellulose pellicles is investigated. Proteomic analysis reveals that the protein landscape of the evolved bacteria shows pronounced differences from that of native microorganisms. Thanks to concerted changes in the proteome, the evolved bacteria can generate cellulose pellicles with exquisite structure and improved mechanical properties for applications in textiles, packaging, and medical implants.

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BacteriaCelluloseBacterial ProteinsProteomeProteomicsBacterial ProteinsCelluloseProteomebacterial cellulosedirected evolutionfiber networksmutationsproteomics

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PMID40470676
PMCPMC12412545

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