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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

Conjugated Polymer-Microbe Interactions Trigger Regulatory Reprogramming for Enhanced Bioelectrocatalysis.

David Ohayon, Yuanmei Liang, Zexuan Wang, Jee Loon Foo, Glenn Quek, Samantha R McCuskey, Zhongxin Chen, Matthew Wook Chang, Guillermo C Bazan

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

David Ohayon *Institute For Functional Intelligent Materials, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5564-9005
Yuanmei Liang *NUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2696-3377
Zexuan WangNUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8063-9820
Jee Loon FooNUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9900-0224
Glenn QuekDepartments of Chemistry and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Samantha R McCuskeyInstitute For Digital Molecular Analytics and Science (IDMxS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Zhongxin ChenInstitute For Functional Intelligent Materials, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Matthew Wook ChangNUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation (SynCTI), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6448-6319
Guillermo C BazanInstitute For Functional Intelligent Materials, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2537-0310

Funding

Ministry of Education, Singapore NRF-CRP27-2021-0004National Centre for Engineering Biology, Singapore NRF-MSG-2023-0003National Research Foundation of SingaporeNUS Medicine Synthetic Biology Translational Research Program NUHSRO/2024/064/NUSMed/05/SynCTI2.0Research Centre of Excellence award to the Institute for Digital Molecular Analytics & Science EDUNC-33-18-279-V12
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abiotic redox-active materials are increasingly used to interface with electroactive microorganisms, yet their influence on cellular regulation remains poorly understood. Here, Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 was coupled with the electron-transporting conjugated polymer poly(benzodifurandione) (PBFDO) to examine how material interfaces reshape inward extracellular electron transfer (EET). PBFDO-coated carbon electrodes enhanced electron uptake and fumarate reduction, producing over two orders of magnitude higher current density and up to a twelvefold increase in succinate production than polymer-free controls. Integrated electrochemical, transcriptomic, metabolomic, and protein analyses reveal coordinated physiological remodeling associated with the polymer-supported interface rather than passive conductivity alone. PBFDO exposure is associated with transcriptional enrichment of genes linked to the Mtr-CymA electron-transfer conduit, energy metabolism, and biofilm formation. Metabolomics revealed altered intracellular redox and metabolite profiles consistent with enhanced fumarate respiration, alongside elevated NADH/NAD

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biochemistrybiophysicscell biologycitric acid cycleintracellularmicrobial electrosynthesismicrobial fuel cellredoxshewanella oneidensis

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PMID42829919
PMCPMC13634483

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