Precisely patterned nanofibres made from extendable protein multiplexes
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
- University of Bristol (United Kingdom)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Molecular systems with coincident cyclic and superhelical symmetry axes have considerable advantages for materials design as they can be readily lengthened or shortened by changing the length of the constituent monomers. Among proteins, alpha-helical coiled coils have such symmetric, extendable architectures, but are limited by the relatively fixed geometry and flexibility of the helical protomers. Here we describe a systematic approach to generating modular and rigid repeat protein oligomers with coincident C2 to C8 and superhelical symmetry axes that can be readily extended by repeat propagation. From these building blocks, we demonstrate that a wide range of unbounded fibres can be systematically designed by introducing hydrophilic surface patches that force staggering of the monomers; the geometry of such fibres can be precisely tuned by varying the number of repeat units in the monomer and the placement of the hydrophilic patches.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); BrisSynBio; Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC); High-End Instrumentation (HEI); National Institutes of Health (NIH); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; AC02-06CH11357; SC0018940
- OSTI ID:
- 2281206
- Journal Information:
- Nature Chemistry, Journal Name: Nature Chemistry Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 15; ISSN 1755-4330
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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