Protein assembly by design
Proteins are nature's primary building blocks for the construction of sophisticated molecular
machines and dynamic materials, ranging from protein complexes such as photosystem II …
machines and dynamic materials, ranging from protein complexes such as photosystem II …
Protein assembly: versatile approaches to construct highly ordered nanostructures
Nature endows life with a wide variety of sophisticated, synergistic, and highly functional
protein assemblies. Following Nature's inspiration to assemble protein building blocks into …
protein assemblies. Following Nature's inspiration to assemble protein building blocks into …
Accurate design of megadalton-scale two-component icosahedral protein complexes
Nature provides many examples of self-and co-assembling protein-based molecular
machines, including icosahedral protein cages that serve as scaffolds, enzymes, and …
machines, including icosahedral protein cages that serve as scaffolds, enzymes, and …
Accurate design of co-assembling multi-component protein nanomaterials
The self-assembly of proteins into highly ordered nanoscale architectures is a hallmark of
biological systems. The sophisticated functions of these molecular machines have inspired …
biological systems. The sophisticated functions of these molecular machines have inspired …
Computational design of self-assembling protein nanomaterials with atomic level accuracy
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 …
desired symmetric architecture. Protein building blocks are docked together symmetrically to …
On the binding affinity of macromolecular interactions: daring to ask why proteins interact
PL Kastritis, AMJJ Bonvin - Journal of The Royal Society …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Interactions between proteins are orchestrated in a precise and time-dependent manner,
underlying cellular function. The binding affinity, defined as the strength of these …
underlying cellular function. The binding affinity, defined as the strength of these …
Advances in antibody design
KE Tiller, PM Tessier - Annual review of biomedical engineering, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The use of monoclonal antibodies as therapeutics requires optimizing several of their key
attributes. These include binding affinity and specificity, folding stability, solubility …
attributes. These include binding affinity and specificity, folding stability, solubility …
Reconfigurable asymmetric protein assemblies through implicit negative design
Asymmetric multiprotein complexes that undergo subunit exchange play central roles in
biology but present a challenge for design because the components must not only contain …
biology but present a challenge for design because the components must not only contain …
Computational design of self-assembling cyclic protein homo-oligomers
Self-assembling cyclic protein homo-oligomers play important roles in biology, and the
ability to generate custom homo-oligomeric structures could enable new approaches to …
ability to generate custom homo-oligomeric structures could enable new approaches to …
A comparison of successful and failed protein interface designs highlights the challenges of designing buried hydrogen bonds
PB Stranges, B Kuhlman - Protein Science, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The accurate design of new protein–protein interactions is a longstanding goal of
computational protein design. However, most computationally designed interfaces fail to …
computational protein design. However, most computationally designed interfaces fail to …