Directed surface attachment of nanomaterials via coiled-coil-driven self-assembly

Nanotechnology. 2012 Dec 14;23(49):495304. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/49/495304. Epub 2012 Nov 16.

Abstract

Numerous nanoscale devices and materials have been fabricated in recent years using a variety of biological scaffolds. However, the interfacing of these devices and materials into existing circuits and ordered arrays has proved problematic. Here, we describe a simple solution to this problem using self-assembly of the peptide coiled-coil heterodimer ACID:BASE to immobilize M13 bacteriophage particles to specific locations on a patterned gold surface. Surface plasmon resonance demonstrated that free ACID peptides will assemble onto a surface derivatized with BASE. We then displayed the ACID peptide on the pIX coat protein of M13 and showed that these phage particles permit formation of the coiled-coil resulting in specific surface attachment. The ACID:immobilized BASE affinities appear to be similar for free peptide and phage-displayed ACID. Finally, we fabricated two gold electrodes, separated by a 200 nm gap, coated one of them with BASE and showed that this allows localization of the M13:ACID onto the functionalized electrode.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Bacteriophage M13 / chemistry*
  • Conductometry / instrumentation*
  • Electrodes*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Peptides / chemistry*
  • Protein Binding
  • Virion / chemistry*

Substances

  • Peptides
  • Gold