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 …

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 …

Proteins, as the elemental basis of living organisms, mostly execute their biological tasks in
the form of supramolecular self-assemblies with subtle architectures, dynamic interactions …

Highlights•Recent studies focusing on designing highly ordered protein assemblies are
reviewed.•Principles related to the spatial organization of subunits are discussed.•Various …

Many cellular functions rely on interactions among proteins and between proteins and
nucleic acids. The limited success of binding predictions may suggest that the physical and …

Designing protein molecules that self-assemble into complex architectures is an outstanding
goal in the area of nanobiotechnology. One design strategy for doing this involves …

Nature is enriched with a wide variety of complex, synergistic, and highly functional protein-
based multicomponent assemblies. As such, nature has served as a source of inspiration for …

Conspectus Protein-based biomaterials attract growing interests due to their encoded and
programmable robust mechanical properties, superelasticity, plasticity, shape adaptability …

The study of biological processes has driven the efforts of modern molecular biology to
unravel the microscopic capabilities of natural systems. Intrinsic to the experimental analysis …

Multimeric protein assemblies are essential components in viruses, bacteria, eukaryotic
cells, and organisms where they act as cytoskeletal scaffold, storage containers, or for …