Protein cages: from fundamentals to advanced applications
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 …
containers both in nature and in the laboratory. Here we review efforts to repurpose diverse …
The emergence of phase separation as an organizing principle in bacteria
Recent investigations in bacteria suggest that membraneless organelles play a crucial role
in the subcellular organization of bacterial cells. However, the biochemical functions and …
in the subcellular organization of bacterial cells. However, the biochemical functions and …
Intrinsically disordered CsoS2 acts as a general molecular thread for α-carboxysome shell assembly
Carboxysomes are a paradigm of self-assembling proteinaceous organelles found in nature,
offering compartmentalisation of enzymes and pathways to enhance carbon fixation. In α …
offering compartmentalisation of enzymes and pathways to enhance carbon fixation. In α …
Advances in the bacterial organelles for CO2 fixation
LN Liu - Trends in Microbiology, 2022 - cell.com
Carboxysomes are a family of bacterial microcompartments (BMCs), present in all
cyanobacteria and some proteobacteria, which encapsulate the primary CO 2-fixing …
cyanobacteria and some proteobacteria, which encapsulate the primary CO 2-fixing …
A catalog of the diversity and ubiquity of bacterial microcompartments
Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are organelles that segregate segments of metabolic
pathways which are incompatible with surrounding metabolism. BMCs consist of a …
pathways which are incompatible with surrounding metabolism. BMCs consist of a …
Structure and assembly of the α-carboxysome in the marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus
RQ Zhou, YL Jiang, H Li, P Hou, WW Kong, JX Deng… - Nature Plants, 2024 - nature.com
Carboxysomes are bacterial microcompartments that encapsulate the enzymes RuBisCO
and carbonic anhydrase in a proteinaceous shell to enhance the efficiency of photosynthetic …
and carbonic anhydrase in a proteinaceous shell to enhance the efficiency of photosynthetic …
α-carboxysome size is controlled by the disordered scaffold protein CsoS2
LM Oltrogge, AW Chen, T Chaijarasphong… - Biochemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Carboxysomes are protein microcompartments that function in the bacterial CO2
concentrating mechanism (CCM) to facilitate CO2 assimilation. To do so, carboxysomes …
concentrating mechanism (CCM) to facilitate CO2 assimilation. To do so, carboxysomes …
Electrochemical cofactor recycling of bacterial microcompartments
Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are prokaryotic organelles that consist of a protein
shell which sequesters metabolic reactions in its interior. While most of the substrates and …
shell which sequesters metabolic reactions in its interior. While most of the substrates and …
[HTML][HTML] Protein stoichiometry, structural plasticity and regulation of bacterial microcompartments
Highlights•Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are self-assembling organelles comprising
a protein shell that encapsulates cargo enzymes.•Unraveling the composition and …
a protein shell that encapsulates cargo enzymes.•Unraveling the composition and …
Atomic view of photosynthetic metabolite permeability pathways and confinement in synthetic carboxysome shells
Carboxysomes are protein microcompartments found in cyanobacteria, whose shell
encapsulates rubisco at the heart of carbon fixation in the Calvin cycle. Carboxysomes are …
encapsulates rubisco at the heart of carbon fixation in the Calvin cycle. Carboxysomes are …