Artificial protein block copolymers blocks comprising two distinct self-assembling domains

Jennifer S. Haghpanah, Carlo Yuvienco, Deniz E. Civay, Hanna Barra, Peter J. Baker, Sachin Khapli, Natalya Voloshchuk, Susheel K. Gunasekar, Murugappan Muthukumar, Jin K. Montclare

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Abstract

(Figure Presented) It's the way that you do it: Block polymers composed of elastin (E) and COMPcc (C) domains (see figure) have been synthesised and characterised. The protein motifs were chosen for their structures and distinct self-assembly modes. We demonstrate that the micro- and macrostructures of the polymers are dictated by the orientation of the fusions and the number of repeated blocks.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2733-2735
Number of pages3
JournalChemBioChem
Volume10
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 23 2009

Keywords

  • Alpha-helices
  • Biomaterials
  • Elastin
  • Protein structures
  • Self-assembly

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Organic Chemistry

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