Artificial peptide-nanospheres self-assembled from three-way junctions of beta-sheet-forming peptides

J Am Chem Soc. 2005 Jul 27;127(29):10148-9. doi: 10.1021/ja052644i.

Abstract

Rational design of self-assembly of proteins, which plays pivotal roles in biology, is an important subject for biotechnology and also bottom-up nanotechnology. This paper has proposed a novel strategy for construction of artificial peptide-nanospheres by self-assembly. Mimicking formation of spherical viruses and clathrin, we designed a novel C3-symmetric peptide conjugate bearing three beta-sheet-forming peptides. These peptide conjugates formed antiparallel beta-structures and self-assembled into nanospheres with the size of about 20 nm in the acidic solution.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Circular Dichroism
  • Microscopy, Atomic Force
  • Models, Molecular
  • Nanotubes / chemistry*
  • Oligopeptides / chemistry*
  • Protein Structure, Secondary

Substances

  • Oligopeptides