Protein assemblies: nature-inspired and designed nanostructures

Hamley, I. W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926 (2019) Protein assemblies: nature-inspired and designed nanostructures. Biomacromolecules, 20 (5). pp. 1829-1848. ISSN 1525-7797 doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00228

Abstract/Summary

Ordered protein assemblies are attracting interest as next-generation biomaterials with a remarkable range of structural and functional properties, leading to potential applications in biocatalysis, materials templating, drug delivery and vaccine development. This Review covers ordered protein assemblies including protein nanowires/nanofibrils, nanorings, nanotubes, designed two- and three-dimensional ordered protein lattices and protein-like cages including polyhedral virus-like cage structures. The main focus is on designed ordered protein assemblies, in which the spatial organization of the proteins is controlled by tailored noncovalent interactions (including metal ion binding interactions, electrostatic interactions and ligand–receptor interactions among others) or by careful design of modified (mutant) proteins or de novo constructs. The modification of natural protein assemblies including bacterial S-layers and cage-like and rod-like viruses to impart novel function, e.g. enzymatic activity, is also considered. A diversity of structures have been created using distinct approaches, and this Review provides a summary of the state-of-the-art in the development of these systems, which have exceptional potential as advanced bionanomaterials for a diversity of applications.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/83140
Identification Number/DOI	10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00228
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
Publisher	ACS Publications
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