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Computational design of self-assembling protein nanomaterials with atomic level accuracy.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jun 2012
King Neil P, Sheffler William, Sawaya Michael R, Vollmar Breanna S, Sumida John P, André Ingemar, Gonen Tamir, Yeates Todd O, Baker David
Abstract excerpt
We describe a general computational method for designing proteins that self-assemble to a desired symmetric architecture. Protein building blocks are docked together symmetrically to identify complementary packing arrangements, and low-energy protein-protein interfaces are then designed between the building blocks in order to drive self-assembly. We used trimeric protein building blocks to design a 24-subunit,...
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