Proteins that self-assemble into polyhedral shell-like structures are useful molecular
containers both in nature and in the laboratory. Here we review efforts to repurpose diverse …

Subcellular compartmentalization is a defining feature of all cells. In prokaryotes,
compartmentalization is generally achieved via protein-based strategies. The two main …

Carboxysomes are a family of bacterial microcompartments (BMCs), present in all
cyanobacteria and some proteobacteria, which encapsulate the primary CO 2-fixing …

Carboxysomes are protein microcompartments that function in the bacterial CO2
concentrating mechanism (CCM) to facilitate CO2 assimilation. To do so, carboxysomes …

With the rapid development of synthetic biology, various kinds of microbial cell factories
(MCFs) have been successfully constructed to produce high-value-added compounds …

Bacterial microcompartments (BMC) are complex macromolecular assemblies that
participate in varied chemical processes in about one fourth of bacterial species. BMC …

Protein nanocages have emerged as promising candidates for enzyme immobilization and
cargo delivery in biotechnology and nanotechnology. Carboxysomes are natural …

Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) of biomolecules has emerged as a new paradigm in
cell biology, and the process is one proposed mechanism for the formation of membraneless …

Molecular simulations of biomacromolecules that assemble into multimeric complexes
remain a challenge due to computationally inaccessible length and time scales. Low …

Bacterial micro-compartments (BMC) are complex macromolecular assemblies that
participate in varied metabolic processes in about 20% of bacterial species. Most of these …