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Although the biochemical activities of these redox proteins are conserved, their precise physiological roles can differ among organisms and cannot be easily inferred. Here we have defined an essential role for\n                  <jats:italic>Bacillus subtilis<\/jats:italic>\n                  YumC, a member of a distinct group of bacterial FNRs that resemble thioredoxin reductase. We have used targeted protein degradation, cytological profiling, metabolomics, and genetic complementation to show that YumC catalyzes the transfer of electrons from NADPH, through ferredoxin (Fer) or through the flavodoxin YkuP, to the isoprenoid biosynthesis pathway, and specifically to the redox enzyme IspG. When YumC was degraded, isoprenoid biosynthesis was compromised, and the level of undecaprenyl phosphate, the isoprenoid lipid carrier for peptidoglycan building block translocation, was diminished. Degradation of YumC or of Fer in a \u0394\n                  <jats:italic>ykuP<\/jats:italic>\n                  strain led to defective peptidoglycan biosynthesis, activation of the \u03c3\n                  <jats:sup>M<\/jats:sup>\n                  -dependent cell-wall stress response, and lethality. The introduction into\n                  <jats:italic>B. subtilis<\/jats:italic>\n                  of an alternative pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis that does not require input from electron-carrier proteins could complement the degradation of Fer in a \u0394\n                  <jats:italic>ykuP<\/jats:italic>\n                  strain, but not the degradation of YumC. This finding indicates that YumC is required for other essential processes that do not necessarily involve Fer and YkuP. This work provides an explanation for why YumC is essential, reveals how reducing power is delivered to isoprenoid biosynthesis in\n                  <jats:italic>B. subtilis,<\/jats:italic>\n                  and illustrates how the varied roles of redox systems among bacteria depend upon metabolic context.\n                <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.64898\/2026.09.04.749439","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,8]],"date-time":"2026-09-08T04:23:44Z","timestamp":1788841424000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The ferredoxin\/flavodoxin-NADP\n                  <sup>+<\/sup>\n                  oxidoreductase YumC is essential for isoprenoid and peptidoglycan biosynthesis in\n                  <i>Bacillus subtilis<\/i>"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"given":"Deniz","family":"Akbulut","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Pl\u00f6n, Germany"},{"name":"Institute of General Microbiology, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marirene","family":"Chacon-Arnaude","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Pl\u00f6n, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9691-4290","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dillon P.","family":"McBee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States"},{"name":"Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anne","family":"Lamsa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, California, United States"},{"name":"AEQUOR, Inc., San Diego, California, United States"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alan I.","family":"Derman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Pl\u00f6n, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4334-755X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Joshua A.","family":"Baccile","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8907-502X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Javier","family":"Lopez-Garrido","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Pl\u00f6n, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"54368","reference":[{"key":"2026091111402446000_2026.09.04.749439v1.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1021\/acs.chemrev.7b00510"},{"key":"2026091111402446000_2026.09.04.749439v1.2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/nar\/gkw952"},{"key":"2026091111402446000_2026.09.04.749439v1.3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"79","DOI":"10.3389\/fenrg.2019.00079","article-title":"Evolutionary Relationships Between Low Potential Ferredoxin and Flavodoxin Electron Carriers","volume":"7","year":"2019","journal-title":"Front Energy Res"},{"key":"2026091111402446000_2026.09.04.749439v1.4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"9659","DOI":"10.3390\/cimb46090574","article-title":"Ferredoxins: Functions, Evolution, Potential Applications, and Challenges of Subtype Classification","volume":"46","year":"2024","journal-title":"Curr Issues Mol Biol"},{"key":"2026091111402446000_2026.09.04.749439v1.5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00018-005-5514-4"},{"key":"2026091111402446000_2026.09.04.749439v1.6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Iyanagi T . 2022. 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