James, Susan, Quinn, Michelle K. and McManus, Jennifer (2015) The self assembly of proteins; probing patchy protein interactions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17 (7). pp. 5413-5420. ISSN 1463-9076
Preview
SJ-Self-assembly.pdf
Download (2MB) | Preview
Abstract
The ability to control the self-assembly of biological molecules to form defined structures, with a high
degree of predictability is a central aim for soft matter science and synthetic biology. Several examples of
this are known for synthetic systems, such as anisotropic colloids. However, for biomacromolecules, such
as proteins, success has been more limited, since aeolotopic (or anisotropic) interactions between protein
molecules are not easily predicted. We have created three double mutants of human gD-crystallin for
which the phase diagrams for singly mutated proteins can be used to predict the behavior of the double
mutants. These proteins provide a robust mechanism to examine the kinetic and thermodynamic
properties of proteins in which competing interactions exist due to the anisotropic or patchy nature of the
protein surface.
Item Type: | Article |
---|---|
Additional Information: | The definitive version of this article is available at DOI: 10.1039/c4cp05892e . This work was made possible by Science Foundation Grant 11/RFP.1/PHY/3165, the Irish Research Council and SFI Stokes Lectureship to JJMcM. The authors thank Nicolette Lubsen for permission to use the HGD plasmid DNA |
Keywords: | self assembly; proteins; protein interactions; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Chemistry |
Item ID: | 6027 |
Identification Number: | 10.1039/c4cp05892e |
Depositing User: | Jennifer McManus |
Date Deposited: | 14 Apr 2015 15:27 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Refereed: | Yes |
Funders: | Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), Irish Research Council for Science Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) |
Related URLs: | |
URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/6027 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
Repository Staff Only (login required)
Downloads
Downloads per month over past year