S-Layers as a basic building block in a molecular construction kit.
In: The FEBS journal, Jg. 274 (2007), Heft 2, S. 323-34
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Crystalline arrays of protein or glycoprotein subunits forming surface layers (S-layers) are the most common outermost envelope components of prokaryotic organisms (archaea and bacteria). The wealth of information on the structure, chemistry, genetics, morphogenesis, and function of S-layers has revealed a broad application potential. As S-layers are periodic structures, they exhibit identical physicochemical properties for each molecular unit down to the subnanometer level and possess pores of identical size and morphology. Many applications of S-layers in nanobiotechnology depend on the ability of isolated subunits to recrystallize into monomolecular lattices in suspension or on suitable surfaces and interfaces. S-Layer lattices can be exploited as scaffolding and patterning elements for generating more complex supramolecular assemblies and structures, as required for life and nonlife science applications.
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S-Layers as a basic building block in a molecular construction kit.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Sleytr, UB ; Egelseer, EM ; Ilk, N ; Pum, D ; Schuster, B |
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Zeitschrift: | The FEBS journal, Jg. 274 (2007), Heft 2, S. 323-34 |
Veröffentlichung: | Oxford, UK : Published by Blackwell Pub. on behalf of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies, c2005-, 2007 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1742-464X (print) |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2006.05606.x |
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