3vdx

Structure of a 16 nm protein cage designed by fusing symmetric oligomeric domainsStructure of a 16 nm protein cage designed by fusing symmetric oligomeric domains

Structural highlights 3vdx is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Atcc 10762. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Related: 4d9j Gene: bpoA2, BROMOPEROXIDASE A2, M, M1 Matrix (ATCC 10762) Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum Publication Abstract from PubMed Designing protein molecules that will assemble into various kinds of ordered materials represents an important challenge in nanotechnology. We report the crystal structure of a 12-subunit protein cage that self-assembles by design to form a tetrahedral structure roughly 16 nanometers in diameter. The strategy of fusing together oligomeric protein domains can be generalized to produce other kinds of cages or extended materials. Structure of a 16-nm cage designed by using protein oligomers.,Lai YT, Cascio D, Yeates TO Science. 2012 Jun 1;336(6085):1129. PMID:22654051 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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