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Integrated self-assembly of the Mms6 magnetosome protein to form an iron-responsive structure.
International journal of molecular sciences - 12 Jul 2013
Feng Shuren, Wang Lijun, Palo Pierre, Liu Xunpei, Mallapragada Surya K, Nilsen-Hamilton Marit
Abstract excerpt
A common feature of biomineralization proteins is their self-assembly to produce a surface consistent in size with the inorganic crystals that they produce. Mms6, a small protein of 60 amino acids from Magnetospirillum magneticum strain AMB-1 that promotes the in vitro growth of superparamagnetic...
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