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Jones AA, Snow CD. Porous protein crystals: synthesis and applications. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024. [PMID: 38756076 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00183d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Large-pore protein crystals (LPCs) are an emerging class of biomaterials. The inherent diversity of proteins translates to a diversity of crystal lattice structures, many of which display large pores and solvent channels. These pores can, in turn, be functionalized via directed evolution and rational redesign based on the known crystal structures. LPCs possess extremely high solvent content, as well as extremely high surface area to volume ratios. Because of these characteristics, LPCs continue to be explored in diverse applications including catalysis, targeted therapeutic delivery, templating of nanostructures, structural biology. This Feature review article will describe several of the existing platforms in detail, with particular focus on LPC synthesis approaches and reported applications.
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- Alec Arthur Jones
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1301, USA.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1301, USA.
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1301, USA
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Pham TT, Abe S, Date K, Hirata K, Suzuki T, Ueno T. Displaying a Protein Cage on a Protein Crystal by In-Cell Crystal Engineering. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:10118-10125. [PMID: 37955329 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c02117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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The development of solid biomaterials has rapidly progressed in recent years in applications in bionanotechnology. The immobilization of proteins, such as enzymes, within protein crystals is being used to develop solid catalysts and functionalized materials. However, an efficient method for encapsulating protein assemblies has not yet been established. This work presents a novel approach to displaying protein cages onto a crystalline protein scaffold using in-cell protein crystal engineering. The polyhedra crystal (PhC) scaffold, which displays a ferritin cage, was produced by coexpression of polyhedrin monomer (PhM) and H1-ferritin (H1-Fr) monomer in Escherichia coli. The H1-tag is derived from the H1-helix of PhM. Our technique represents a unique strategy for immobilizing protein assemblies onto in-cell protein crystals and is expected to contribute to various applications in bionanotechnology.
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- Thuc Toan Pham
- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta-cho 4259, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta-cho 4259, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta-cho 4259, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- SR Life Science Instrumentation Unit, RIKEN/SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1, Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun 679-5148, Hyogo, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta-cho 4259, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta-cho 4259, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
- Living Systems Materialogy (LiSM) Research Group, International Research Frontiers Initiative (IRFI), Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta-cho 4259, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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Han K, Zhang Z, Tezcan FA. Spatially Patterned, Porous Protein Crystals as Multifunctional Materials. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:19932-19944. [PMID: 37642457 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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While the primary use of protein crystals has historically been in crystallographic structure determination, they have recently emerged as promising materials with many advantageous properties such as high porosity, biocompatibility, stability, structural and functional versatility, and genetic/chemical tailorability. Here, we report that the utility of protein crystals as functional materials can be further augmented through their spatial patterning and control of their morphologies. To this end, we took advantage of the chemically and kinetically controllable nature of ferritin self-assembly and constructed core-shell crystals with chemically distinct domains, tunable structural patterns, and morphologies. The spatial organization within ferritin crystals enabled the generation of patterned, multi-enzyme frameworks with cooperative catalytic behavior. We further exploited the differential growth kinetics of ferritin crystal facets to assemble Janus-type architectures with an anisotropic arrangement of chemically distinct domains. These examples represent a step toward using protein crystals as reaction vessels for complex multi-step reactions and broadening their utility as functional, solid-state materials. Our results demonstrate that morphology control and spatial patterning, which are key concepts in materials science and nanotechnology, can also be applied for engineering protein crystals.
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- Kenneth Han
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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Savchenko M, Sebastian V, Lopez-Lopez MT, Rodriguez-Navarro A, Alvarez De Cienfuegos L, Jimenez-Lopez C, Gavira JA. Magnetite Mineralization inside Cross-Linked Protein Crystals. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN 2023; 23:4032-4040. [PMID: 37304398 PMCID: PMC10251750 DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.2c01436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Crystallization in confined spaces is a widespread process in nature that also has important implications for the stability and durability of many man-made materials. It has been reported that confinement can alter essential crystallization events, such as nucleation and growth and, thus, have an impact on crystal size, polymorphism, morphology, and stability. Therefore, the study of nucleation in confined spaces can help us understand similar events that occur in nature, such as biomineralization, design new methods to control crystallization, and expand our knowledge in the field of crystallography. Although the fundamental interest is clear, basic models at the laboratory scale are scarce mainly due to the difficulty in obtaining well-defined confined spaces allowing a simultaneous study of the mineralization process outside and inside the cavities. Herein, we have studied magnetite precipitation in the channels of cross-linked protein crystals (CLPCs) with different channel pore sizes, as a model of crystallization in confined spaces. Our results show that nucleation of an Fe-rich phase occurs inside the protein channels in all cases, but, by a combination of chemical and physical effects, the channel diameter of CLPCs exerted a precise control on the size and stability of those Fe-rich nanoparticles. The small diameters of protein channels restrain the growth of metastable intermediates to around 2 nm and stabilize them over time. At larger pore diameters, recrystallization of the Fe-rich precursors into more stable phases was observed. This study highlights the impact that crystallization in confined spaces can have on the physicochemical properties of the resulting crystals and shows that CLPCs can be interesting substrates to study this process.
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- Mariia Savchenko
- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Unidad de
Excelencia de Química Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente
(UEQ), Universidad de Granada, 18002 Granada, Spain
- Laboratorio
de Estudios Cristalográficos, Instituto
Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Científicas-Universidad de Granada), Avenida de las Palmeras 4, 18100 Armilla, Granada, Spain
- Departamento
de Física Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, 18002 Granada, Spain
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, Instituto de
Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, Spain
- Networking
Research Center on Bioengineering Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-
BBN), Madrid 28029, Spain
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- Departamento
de Física Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, 18002 Granada, Spain
- Instituto
de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs, Granada 18012, Spain
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- Departamento
de Mineralogía y Petrología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, 18002 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Unidad de
Excelencia de Química Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente
(UEQ), Universidad de Granada, 18002 Granada, Spain
- Instituto
de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs, Granada 18012, Spain
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- Departamento
de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Campus de Fuentenueva s/n, 18002 Granada, Spain
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- Laboratorio
de Estudios Cristalográficos, Instituto
Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Científicas-Universidad de Granada), Avenida de las Palmeras 4, 18100 Armilla, Granada, Spain
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Lin Z, Cao N, Sun Z, Li W, Sun Y, Zhang H, Pang J, Jiang Z. Based On Confined Polymerization: In Situ Synthesis of PANI/PEEK Composite Film in One-Step. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2103706. [PMID: 34766471 PMCID: PMC8728828 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202103706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Confined polymerization is an effective method for precise synthesis, which can further control the micro-nano structure inside the composite material. Polyaniline (PANI)-based composites are usually prepared by blending and original growth methods. However, due to the strong rigidity and hydrogen bonding of PANI, the content of PANI composites is low and easy to agglomerate. Here, based on confined polymerization, it is reported that polyaniline /polyether ether ketone (PANI/PEEK) film with high PANI content is synthesized in situ by a one-step method. The micro-nano structure of the two polymers in the confined space is further explored and it is found that PANI grows in the free volume of the PEEK chain, making the arrangement of the PEEK chain more orderly. Under the best experimental conditions, the prepared 16 µm-PANI/PEEK film has a dielectric constant of 205.4 (dielectric loss 0.401), the 75 µm-PANI/PEEK film has a conductivity of 3.01×10-4 S m-1 . The prepared PANI/PEEK composite film can be further used as electronic packaging materials, conductive materials, and other fields, which has potential application prospects in anti-static, electromagnetic shielding materials, corrosion resistance, and other fields.
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- Ziyu Lin
- Key Laboratory of High Performance Plastics (Jilin University)Ministry of EducationNational & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Synthetic Technology of High Performance PolymerCollege of ChemistryJilin UniversityJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of High Performance Plastics (Jilin University)Ministry of EducationNational & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Synthetic Technology of High Performance PolymerCollege of ChemistryJilin UniversityJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of High Performance Plastics (Jilin University)Ministry of EducationNational & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Synthetic Technology of High Performance PolymerCollege of ChemistryJilin UniversityJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of High Performance Plastics (Jilin University)Ministry of EducationNational & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Synthetic Technology of High Performance PolymerCollege of ChemistryJilin UniversityJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of High Performance Plastics (Jilin University)Ministry of EducationNational & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Synthetic Technology of High Performance PolymerCollege of ChemistryJilin UniversityJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of High Performance Plastics (Jilin University)Ministry of EducationNational & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Synthetic Technology of High Performance PolymerCollege of ChemistryJilin UniversityJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of High Performance Plastics (Jilin University)Ministry of EducationNational & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Synthetic Technology of High Performance PolymerCollege of ChemistryJilin UniversityJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of High Performance Plastics (Jilin University)Ministry of EducationNational & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Synthetic Technology of High Performance PolymerCollege of ChemistryJilin UniversityJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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Kojima M, Abe S, Ueno T. Engineering of protein crystals for use as solid biomaterials. Biomater Sci 2021; 10:354-367. [PMID: 34928275 DOI: 10.1039/d1bm01752g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Protein crystals have attracted a great deal of attention as solid biomaterials because they have porous structures created by regular assemblies of proteins. The lattice structures of protein crystals are controlled by designing molecular interfacial interactions via covalent bonds and non-covalent bonds. Protein crystals have been functionalized as templates to immobilize foreign molecules such as metal nanoparticles, metal complexes, and proteins. These hybrid crystals are used as functional materials for catalytic reactions and structural analysis. Furthermore, in-cell protein crystals have been studied extensively, providing progress in rapid protein crystallization and crystallography. This review highlights recent advances in crystal engineering for protein crystallization and generation of solid functional materials both in vitro and within cells.
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- Mariko Kojima
- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta 4259-B55, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta 4259-B55, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta 4259-B55, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
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Anaya‐Plaza E, Shaukat A, Lehtonen I, Kostiainen MA. Biomolecule-Directed Carbon Nanotube Self-Assembly. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2001162. [PMID: 33124183 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202001162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The strategy of combining biomolecules and synthetic components to develop biohybrids is becoming increasingly popular for preparing highly customized and biocompatible functional materials. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) benefit from bioconjugation, allowing their excellent properties to be applied to biomedical applications. This study reviews the state-of-the-art research in biomolecule-CNT conjugates and discusses strategies for their self-assembly into hierarchical structures. The review focuses on various highly ordered structures and the interesting properties resulting from the structural order. Hence, CNTs conjugated with the most relevant biomolecules, such as nucleic acids, peptides, proteins, saccharides, and lipids are discussed. The resulting well-defined composites allow the nanoscale properties of the CNTs to be exploited at the micro- and macroscale, with potential applications in tissue engineering, sensors, and wearable electronics. This review presents the underlying chemistry behind the CNT-based biohybrid materials and discusses the future directions of the field.
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- Eduardo Anaya‐Plaza
- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Aalto University Kemistintie 1 Espoo 02150 Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Aalto University Kemistintie 1 Espoo 02150 Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Aalto University Kemistintie 1 Espoo 02150 Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Aalto University Kemistintie 1 Espoo 02150 Finland
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Sarkar S, Gulati K, Mishra A, Poluri KM. Protein nanocomposites: Special inferences to lysozyme based nanomaterials. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 151:467-482. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.02.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Uwada T, Kouno K, Ishikawa M. In Situ Absorption and Fluorescence Microspectroscopy Investigation of the Molecular Incorporation Process into Single Nanoporous Protein Crystals. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:9605-9613. [PMID: 32363313 PMCID: PMC7191835 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c01038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Protein crystals exhibit distinct three-dimensional structures, which contain well-ordered nanoporous solvent channels, providing a chemically heterogeneous environment. In this paper, the incorporation of various molecules into the solvent channels of native hen egg-white lysozyme crystals was demonstrated using fluorescent dyes, including acridine yellow G, rhodamine 6G, and eosin Y. The process was evaluated on the basis of absorption and fluorescence microspectroscopy at a single-crystal level. The molecular loading process was clearly visualized as a function of time, and it was determined that the protein crystals could act as nanoporous materials. It was found that the incorporation process is strongly dependent on the molecular charge, leading to heterogeneous molecular aggregation, which suggests host-guest interaction of protein crystals from the viewpoint of nanoporous materials.
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Guagnini F, Engilberge S, Ramberg KO, Pérez J, Crowley PB. Engineered assembly of a protein–cucurbituril biohybrid. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:360-363. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc07198a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Additional Q7 binding sites drive protein aggregation in solution and statistical disorder in the crystalline biohybrid suggest new possibilities for protein-based materials.
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- School of Chemistry
- National University of Ireland Galway
- Galway
- Ireland
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL
- L’Orme des Merisiers
- 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex
- France
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- School of Chemistry
- National University of Ireland Galway
- Galway
- Ireland
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Russo Krauss I, Ferraro G, Pica A, Márquez JA, Helliwell JR, Merlino A. Principles and methods used to grow and optimize crystals of protein-metallodrug adducts, to determine metal binding sites and to assign metal ligands. Metallomics 2018; 9:1534-1547. [PMID: 28967006 DOI: 10.1039/c7mt00219j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The characterization of the interactions between biological macromolecules (proteins and nucleic acids) and metal-based drugs is a fundamental prerequisite for understanding their mechanisms of action. X-ray crystallography enables the structural analysis of such complexes with atomic level detail. However, this approach requires the preparation of highly diffracting single crystals, the measurement of diffraction patterns and the structural analysis and interpretation of macromolecule-metal interactions from electron density maps. In this review, we describe principles and methods used to grow and optimize crystals of protein-metallodrug adducts, to determine metal binding sites and to assign and validate metal ligands. Examples from the literature and experience in our own laboratory are provided and key challenges are described, notably crystallization and molecular model refinement against the X-ray diffraction data.
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- Irene Russo Krauss
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, Via Cintia, I-80126, Napoli, Italy.
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Negishi H, Abe S, Yamashita K, Hirata K, Niwase K, Boudes M, Coulibaly F, Mori H, Ueno T. Supramolecular protein cages constructed from a crystalline protein matrix. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:1988-1991. [PMID: 29405208 DOI: 10.1039/c7cc08689j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Protein crystals are formed via ordered arrangements of proteins, which assemble to form supramolecular structures. Here, we show a method for the assembly of supramolecular protein cages within a crystalline environment. The cages are stabilized by covalent cross-linking allowing their release via dissolution of the crystal. The high stability of the desiccated protein crystals allows cages to be constructed.
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- Hashiru Negishi
- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
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Abe S, Atsumi K, Yamashita K, Hirata K, Mori H, Ueno T. Structure of in cell protein crystals containing organometallic complexes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:2986-2989. [PMID: 29138769 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp06651a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The molecular structures of in cell protein crystals containing organometallic Pd(allyl) complexes were determined by performing microfocus X-ray diffraction experiments. The coordination sites in a polyhedrin mutant with deletion of selected amino acid residues located at the interface of the polyhedrin trimer are dramatically altered compared to those of the wild-type composite.
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- Satoshi Abe
- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
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Abe S, Maity B, Ueno T. Design of a confined environment using protein cages and crystals for the development of biohybrid materials. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 52:6496-512. [PMID: 27032539 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc01355d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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There is growing interest in the design of protein assemblies for use in materials science and bionanotechnology. Protein assemblies, such as cages and crystalline protein structures, provide confined chemical environments that allow immobilization of metal complexes, nanomaterials, and proteins by metal coordination, assembly/disassembly reactions, genetic manipulation and crystallization methods. Protein assembly composites can be used to prepare hybrid materials with catalytic, magnetic and optical properties for cellular applications due to their high stability, solubility and biocompatibility. In this feature article, we focus on the recent development of ferritin as the most promising molecular template protein cage and in vivo and in vitro engineering of protein crystals as solid protein materials with functional properties.
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- Satoshi Abe
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechonology, Tokyo Institute of Techonology, B-55, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechonology, Tokyo Institute of Techonology, B-55, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechonology, Tokyo Institute of Techonology, B-55, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
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Künzle M, Lach M, Beck T. Crystalline protein scaffolds as a defined environment for the synthesis of bioinorganic materials. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:10382-10387. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt01192c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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We discuss synthetic strategies and applications of highly ordered bioinorganic materials based on crystalline protein scaffolds.
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- Matthias Künzle
- RWTH Aachen University
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
- JARA-SOFT (Researching Soft Matter)
- and I3TM
- 52074 Aachen
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- RWTH Aachen University
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
- JARA-SOFT (Researching Soft Matter)
- and I3TM
- 52074 Aachen
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- RWTH Aachen University
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
- JARA-SOFT (Researching Soft Matter)
- and I3TM
- 52074 Aachen
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Zhang Y, Zhang X, Tang J, Snow CD, Sun G, Kowalski AE, Hartje LF, Zhao N, Wang Y, Belfiore LA. Synthesis of luminescent lanthanide complexes within crosslinked protein crystal matrices. CrystEngComm 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ce00318a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Eu(TTA)3phen was synthesized inside of crosslinked protein crystals. And we characterized the volumetric changes quantitatively induced by DMSO.
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Feng L, Zheng H, Tang X, Zheng X, Liu S, Sun Q, Wang M. The investigation of the specific behavior of a cationic block structure and its excellent flocculation performance in high-turbidity water treatment. RSC Adv 2018; 8:15119-15133. [PMID: 35541323 PMCID: PMC9079996 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra02006j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 04/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The fabrication of a cationic polyacrylamide (CPAM) with high efficiency and economy has been highly desired in the field of high-turbidity water treatment. This study introduced an ultrasound (US)-initiated template polymerization (UTP) method to develop a novel cationic templated polyacrylamide (TPAA) with a microblock structure. TPAA was prepared using acrylamide (AM) and sodium (3-acrylamidopropyl)trimethylammonium chloride (ATAC) as the monomers and sodium polyacrylate (NaPAA) as the template. Factors that affected polymerization such as the ultrasound power, ultrasound time, initiator concentration, pH, and mAM : mATAC and nNaPAA : nATAC values were investigated. The properties of the polymers were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H NMR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results indicated the successful formation of a cationic microblock structure in TPAA. In addition, TPAA displayed favorable thermal decomposition properties and a rough and coarse surface morphology, as shown by analyses using TGA and SEM, respectively. Moreover, a zip (type I) template polymerization mechanism was identified via analyses of the association constant (KM), conversion (Cv) and polymerization rate (Rp). The flocculation performance of the templated copolymer TPAA was evaluated by treating high-turbidity water. According to the results for the zeta potentials and FTIR spectra of the generated flocs, it was indicated that the cationic microblocks in the templated copolymer could greatly enhance its charge neutralization, patching and bridging ability, and therefore excellent flocculation performance (residual turbidity: 5.8 NTU, Df: 1.89, floc size d50: 608.404 μm and floc kinetic: 15.86 × 10−4 s−1) for treating high-turbidity water was achieved. The fabrication of a cationic polyacrylamide (CPAM) with high efficiency and economy has been highly desired in the field of high-turbidity water treatment.![]()
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- Li Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing 400044
- China
- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing 400044
- China
- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment
- Ministry of Education
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing 400045
- China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment
- Ministry of Education
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing 400045
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing 400044
- China
- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment
- Ministry of Education
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing 400045
- China
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region's Eco-Environment
- Ministry of Education
- Chongqing University
- Chongqing 400045
- China
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Functionalization of protein crystals with metal ions, complexes and nanoparticles. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2017; 43:68-76. [PMID: 29245143 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2017] [Revised: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Self-assembled proteins have specific functions in biology. With inspiration provided by natural protein systems, several artificial protein assemblies have been constructed via site-specific mutations or metal coordination, which have important applications in catalysis, material and bio-supramolecular chemistry. Similar to natural protein assemblies, protein crystals have been recognized as protein assemblies formed of densely-packed monomeric proteins. Protein crystals can be functionalized with metal ions, metal complexes or nanoparticles via soaking, co-crystallization, creating new metal binding sites by site-specific mutations. The field of protein crystal engineering with metal coordination is relatively new and has gained considerable attention for developing solid biomaterials as well as structural investigations of enzymatic reactions, growth of nanoparticles and catalysis. This review highlights recent and significant research on functionalization of protein crystals with metal coordination and future prospects.
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Voet ARD, Tame JRH. Protein-templated synthesis of metal-based nanomaterials. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2017; 46:14-19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2016.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Abe S, Tabe H, Ijiri H, Yamashita K, Hirata K, Atsumi K, Shimoi T, Akai M, Mori H, Kitagawa S, Ueno T. Crystal Engineering of Self-Assembled Porous Protein Materials in Living Cells. ACS NANO 2017; 11:2410-2419. [PMID: 28094987 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b06099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Crystalline porous materials have been investigated for development of important applications in molecular storage, separations, and catalysis. The potential of protein crystals is increasing as they become better understood. Protein crystals have been regarded as porous materials because they present highly ordered 3D arrangements of protein molecules with high porosity and wide range of pore sizes. However, it remains difficult to functionalize protein crystals in living cells. Here, we report that polyhedra, a natural crystalline protein assembly of polyhedrin monomer (PhM) produced in insect cells infected by cypovirus, can be engineered to extend porous networks by deleting selected amino acid residues located on the intermolecular contact region of PhM. The adsorption rates and quantities of fluorescent dyes stored within the mutant crystals are increased relative to those of the wild-type polyhedra crystal (WTPhC) under both in vitro and in vivo conditions. These results provide a strategy for designing self-assembled protein materials with applications in molecular recognition and storage of exogenous substances in living cell as well as an entry point for development of bioorthogonal chemistry and in vivo crystal structure analysis.
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- Satoshi Abe
- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology , Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University , Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology , Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- SR Life Science Instrumentation Unit, RIKEN/SPring-8 Center , 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- SR Life Science Instrumentation Unit, RIKEN/SPring-8 Center , 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology , Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology , Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology , Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- Center sfor Advanced Insect Research Promotion, Kyoto Institute of Technology , Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University , Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University , Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology , Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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Observation of gold sub-nanocluster nucleation within a crystalline protein cage. Nat Commun 2017; 8:14820. [PMID: 28300064 PMCID: PMC5357307 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2016] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Protein scaffolds provide unique metal coordination environments that promote biomineralization processes. It is expected that protein scaffolds can be developed to prepare inorganic nanomaterials with important biomedical and material applications. Despite many promising applications, it remains challenging to elucidate the detailed mechanisms of formation of metal nanoparticles in protein environments. In the present work, we describe a crystalline protein cage constructed by crosslinking treatment of a single crystal of apo-ferritin for structural characterization of the formation of sub-nanocluster with reduction reaction. The crystal structure analysis shows the gradual movement of the Au ions towards the centre of the three-fold symmetric channels of the protein cage to form a sub-nanocluster with accompanying significant conformational changes of the amino-acid residues bound to Au ions during the process. These results contribute to our understanding of metal core formation as well as interactions of the metal core with the protein environment. Proteins can template the synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles, but the formation mechanisms remain vague. Here, the authors directly observe, through a sequence of X-ray crystal structures, the stages of gold sub-nanocluster growth within the confined environment of a ferritin cage.
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Abe S, Ueno T. Development of Bio-Hybrid Materials by Design of Supramolecular Protein Assemblies. J SYN ORG CHEM JPN 2017. [DOI: 10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.75.1264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Satoshi Abe
- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Liu X, Liang M, Liu M, Su R, Wang M, Qi W, He Z. Highly Efficient Catalysis of Azo Dyes Using Recyclable Silver Nanoparticles Immobilized on Tannic Acid-Grafted Eggshell Membrane. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2016; 11:440. [PMID: 27709561 PMCID: PMC5052158 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-016-1647-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In this study, a facile one-step synthesis of a novel nanocomposite catalytic film was developed based on silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) immobilized in tannic acid-modified eggshell membrane (Tan-ESM). Tannic acid, as a typical plant polyphenol from oak wood, was first grafted onto ESM fibers to serve as both the reductant and the stabilizer during the synthesis of AgNPs. The morphology, constitution, and thermal stability of the resulting AgNPs@Tan-ESM composites were fully characterized to explain the excellent catalytic efficiency of AgNPs@Tan-ESM composites. These composite catalysts were applied to the degradation of azo dyes which exhibited the high catalytic activity toward Congo red and methyl orange according to the kinetic curves. More importantly, they can be easily recovered and reused for many times because of their good stability.
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- Xiaojing Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072 China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072 China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin, 300072 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072 China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin, 300072 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072 China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072 China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin, 300072 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072 China
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Liu M, Wang L, Huang R, Yu Y, Su R, Qi W, He Z. Superior Catalytic Performance of Gold Nanoparticles Within Small Cross-Linked Lysozyme Crystals. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:10895-10904. [PMID: 27718579 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Bionanomaterials synthesized by bioinspired templating methods have emerged as a novel class of composite materials with varied applications in catalysis, detection, drug delivery, and biomedicine. In this study, two kinds of cross-linked lysozyme crystals (CLLCs) with different sizes were applied for the in situ growth of Au nanoparticles (AuNPs). The resulting composite materials were characterized by light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The catalytic properties of the prepared materials were examined in the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP). It was found that the size of the AuNPs increased with an increase in Au loading for both small and large crystals. In addition, small crystals favored homogeneous adsorption and distribution of the metal precursors. And the size of the AuNPs within small crystals could be maintained below 2.5 nm by managing the HAuCl4/lysozyme molar ratio. Furthermore, the lysozyme functional groups blocked the AuNP activity sites, therefore reducing their catalytic activity. This effect was more pronounced for small AuNPs. Moreover, the mass transfer of reactants (4-NP) from solution to AuNPs within the crystals restricted their catalytic reduction, leading to superior catalytic performance of the AuNPs within small cross-linked lysozyme crystals (Au@S-CLLCs) compared to those within large cross-linked lysozyme crystals (Au@L-CLLCs) at similar Au loadings. Finally, an increase in Au loading clogged the crystal channels with increased quantities of larger AuNPs, thus impeding the catalytic performance of Au@S-CLLCs.
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- Mingyue Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) , Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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Yan EK, Lu QQ, Zhang CY, Liu YL, He J, Chen D, Wang B, Zhou RB, Wu P, Yin DC. Preparation of cross-linked hen-egg white lysozyme crystals free of cracks. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34770. [PMID: 27703210 PMCID: PMC5050519 DOI: 10.1038/srep34770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Cross-linked protein crystals (CLPCs) are very useful materials in applications such as biosensors, catalysis, and X-ray crystallography. Hence, preparation of CLPCs is an important research direction. During the preparation of CLPCs, an often encountered problem is that cracks may appear in the crystals, which may finally lead to shattering of the crystals into small pieces and cause problem in practical applications. To avoid cross-link induced cracking, it is necessary to study the cracking phenomenon in the preparation process. In this paper, we present an investigation on how to avoid cracking during preparation of CLPCs. An orthogonal experiment was designed to study the phenomenon of cross-link induced cracking of hen-egg white lysozyme (HEWL) crystals against five parameters (temperature, solution pH, crystal growth time, glutaraldehyde concentration, and cross-linking time). The experimental results showed that, the solution pH and crystal growth time can significantly affect cross-link induced cracking. The possible mechanism was studied, and optimized conditions for obtaining crack-free CLPCs were obtained and experimentally verified.
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- Er-Kai Yan
- Institute for Special Environmental Biophysics, Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Institute for Special Environmental Biophysics, Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Institute for Special Environmental Biophysics, Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Institute for Special Environmental Biophysics, Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Institute for Special Environmental Biophysics, Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Institute for Special Environmental Biophysics, Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Institute for Special Environmental Biophysics, Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Institute for Special Environmental Biophysics, Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Institute for Special Environmental Biophysics, Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Institute for Special Environmental Biophysics, Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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Xing R, Liu K, Jiao T, Zhang N, Ma K, Zhang R, Zou Q, Ma G, Yan X. An Injectable Self-Assembling Collagen-Gold Hybrid Hydrogel for Combinatorial Antitumor Photothermal/Photodynamic Therapy. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:3669-76. [PMID: 26991248 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201600284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 536] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2016] [Revised: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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An injectable and self-healing collagen-gold hybrid hydrogel is spontaneously formed by electrostatic self-assembly and subsequent biomineralization. It is demonstrated that such collagen-based hydrogels may be used as an injectable material for local delivery of therapeutic agents, showing enhanced antitumor efficacy.
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- Ruirui Xing
- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- Center for Mesoscience, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- Center for Mesoscience, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- Center for Mesoscience, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- Center for Mesoscience, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- Center for Mesoscience, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Zhang W, Zhang L, Sun Y. Size-controlled green synthesis of silver nanoparticles assisted by L-cysteine. Front Chem Sci Eng 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11705-015-1527-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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England MW, Patil AJ, Mann S. Synthesis and Confinement of Carbon Dots in Lysozyme Single Crystals Produces Ordered Hybrid Materials with Tuneable Luminescence. Chemistry 2015; 21:9008-13. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201501429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Tabe H, Shimoi T, Fujita K, Abe S, Ijiri H, Tsujimoto M, Kuchimaru T, Kizaka-Kondo S, Mori H, Kitagawa S, Ueno T. Design of a CO-releasing Extracellular Scaffold Using in Vivo Protein Crystals. CHEM LETT 2015. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.141035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Hiroyasu Tabe
- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University
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- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University
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- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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- Insect Biomedical Research Center, Kyoto Institute of Technology
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University
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- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Abe S, Tokura Y, Pal R, Komura N, Imamura A, Matsumoto K, Ijiri H, Sanghamitra NJM, Tabe H, Ando H, Kiso M, Mori H, Kitagawa S, Ueno T. Surface Functionalization of Protein Crystals with Carbohydrate Using Site-selective Bioconjugation. CHEM LETT 2015. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.140865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Satoshi Abe
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University
- Department of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Gifu University
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University
- Department of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Gifu University
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University
- Department of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Gifu University
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University
- Department of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Gifu University
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- Insect Biomedical Research Center, Kyoto Institute of Technology
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Protein crystals have been functionalized for applications in preparation of inorganic materials, asymmetric catalysis and accumulation of functional compounds.
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- Satoshi Abe
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering
- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Midori-ku
- Japan
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering
- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Midori-ku
- Japan
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Tabe H, Fujita K, Abe S, Tsujimoto M, Kuchimaru T, Kizaka-Kondoh S, Takano M, Kitagawa S, Ueno T. Preparation of a cross-linked porous protein crystal containing Ru carbonyl complexes as a CO-releasing extracellular scaffold. Inorg Chem 2014; 54:215-20. [PMID: 25494847 DOI: 10.1021/ic502159x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Protein crystals generally are stable solid protein assemblies. Certain protein crystals are suitable for use as nanovessels for immobilizing metal complexes. Here we report the preparation of ruthenium carbonyl-incorporated cross-linked hen egg white lysozyme crystals (Ru·CL-HEWL). Ru·CL-HEWL retains a Ru carbonyl moiety that can release CO, although a composite of Ru carbonyl-HEWL dissolved in buffer solution (Ru·HEWL) does not release CO. We found that treatment of cells with Ru·CL-HEWL significantly increased nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) activity as a cellular response to CO. These results demonstrate that Ru·CL-HEWL has potential for use as an artificial extracellular scaffold suitable for transport and release of a gas molecule.
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- Hiroyasu Tabe
- Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura , Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Tabe H, Abe S, Hikage T, Kitagawa S, Ueno T. Porous Protein Crystals as Catalytic Vessels for Organometallic Complexes. Chem Asian J 2014; 9:1373-8. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201301347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 12/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Li F, Chen H, Ma L, Zhou K, Zhang ZP, Meng C, Zhang XE, Wang Q. Insights into stabilization of a viral protein cage in templating complex nanoarchitectures: roles of disulfide bonds. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2014; 10:536-543. [PMID: 24014233 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201300860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Revised: 07/28/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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As a typical protein nanostructure, virus-based nanoparticle (VNP) of simian virus 40 (SV40), which is composed of pentamers of the major capsid protein of SV40 (VP1), has been successfully employed in guiding the assembly of different nanoparticles (NPs) into predesigned nanostructures with considerable stability. However, the stabilization mechanism of SV40 VNP remains unclear. Here, the importance of inter-pentamer disulfide bonds between cysteines in the stabilization of quantum dot (QD)-containing VNPs (VNP-QDs) is comprehensively investigated by constructing a series of VP1 mutants of cysteine to serine. Although the presence of a QD core can greatly enhance the assembly and stability of SV40 VNPs, disulfide bonds are vital to stability of VNP-QDs. Cysteine at position 9 (C9) and C104 contribute most of the disulfide bonds and play essential roles in determining the stability of SV40 VNPs as templates to guide assembly of complex nanoarchitectures. These results provide insightful clues to understanding the robustness of SV40 VNPs in organizing suprastructures of inorganic NPs. It is expected that these findings will help guide the future design and construction of protein-based functional nanostructures.
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- Feng Li
- Suzhou Key Laboratory of Nanomedical Characterization, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, China
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Buch M, Wine Y, Dror Y, Rosenheck S, Lebendiker M, Giordano R, Leal RM, Popov AN, Freeman A, Frolow F. Protein products obtained by site-preferred partial crosslinking in protein crystals and “liberated” by redissolution. Biotechnol Bioeng 2014; 111:1296-303. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.25186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2013] [Revised: 12/29/2013] [Accepted: 01/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Michal Buch
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology; Tel Aviv University; 69978 Tel-Aviv Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology; Tel Aviv University; 69978 Tel-Aviv Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology; Tel Aviv University; 69978 Tel-Aviv Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology; Tel Aviv University; 69978 Tel-Aviv Israel
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- Protein Purification Facility; Wolfson Center; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Jerusalem Israel
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- Swiss Light Source at Paul Scherrer Institute; Villigen; Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology; Tel Aviv University; 69978 Tel-Aviv Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology; Tel Aviv University; 69978 Tel-Aviv Israel
- The Daniella Rich Institute for Structural Biology; Tel Aviv University; 69978 Tel Aviv Israel
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A protein crystal has been grown, which uniquely, is fully cross-linked by cysteine-mediated disulfide bonds along the c-axis.
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- Esben M. Quistgaard
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Karolinska Institutet
- SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Ding Y, Shi L, Wei H. Protein-directed approaches to functional nanomaterials: a case study of lysozyme. J Mater Chem B 2014; 2:8268-8291. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tb01235f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Using lysozyme as a model, protein-directed approaches to functional nanomaterials were reviewed, making rational materials design possible in the future.
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- Yubin Ding
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Aerosol Bioeffects and Health Research Center
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures
- Nanjing University
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Aerosol Bioeffects and Health Research Center
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures
- Nanjing University
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Aerosol Bioeffects and Health Research Center
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures
- Nanjing University
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Patil AJ, Li M, Mann S. Integrative self-assembly of functional hybrid nanoconstructs by inorganic wrapping of single biomolecules, biomolecule arrays and organic supramolecular assemblies. NANOSCALE 2013; 5:7161-7174. [PMID: 23824335 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr02796a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Synthesis of functional hybrid nanoscale objects has been a core focus of the rapidly progressing field of nanomaterials science. In particular, there has been significant interest in the integration of evolutionally optimized biological systems such as proteins, DNA, virus particles and cells with functional inorganic building blocks to construct mesoscopic architectures and nanostructured materials. However, in many cases the fragile nature of the biomolecules seriously constrains their potential applications. As a consequence, there is an on-going quest for the development of novel strategies to modulate the thermal and chemical stabilities, and performance of biomolecules under adverse conditions. This feature article highlights new methods of "inorganic molecular wrapping" of single or multiple protein molecules, individual double-stranded DNA helices, lipid bilayer vesicles and self-assembled organic dye superstructures using inorganic building blocks to produce bio-inorganic nanoconstructs with core-shell type structures. We show that spatial isolation of the functional biological nanostructures as "armour-plated" enzyme molecules or polynucleotide strands not only maintains their intact structure and biochemical properties, but also enables the fabrication of novel hybrid nanomaterials for potential applications in diverse areas of bionanotechnology.
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- Avinash J Patil
- Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantocks Close, BS8 1TS, UK.
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Liang M, Wang L, Liu X, Qi W, Su R, Huang R, Yu Y, He Z. Cross-linked lysozyme crystal templated synthesis of Au nanoparticles as high-performance recyclable catalysts. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2013; 24:245601. [PMID: 23680924 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/24/245601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Bio-nanomaterials fabricated using a bioinspired templating technique represent a novel class of composite materials with diverse applications in biomedical, electronic devices, drug delivery, and catalysis. In this study, Au nanoparticles (NPs) are synthesized within the solvent channels of cross-linked lysozyme crystals (CLLCs) in situ without the introduction of extra chemical reagents or physical treatments. The as-prepared AuNPs-in-protein crystal hybrid materials are characterized by light microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy analyses. Small AuNPs with narrow size distribution reveal the restriction effects of the porous structure in the lysozyme crystals. These composite materials are proven to be active heterogeneous catalysts for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol. These catalysts can be easily recovered and reused at least 20 times because of the physical stability and macro-dimension of CLLCs. This work is the first to use CLLCs as a solid biotemplate for the preparation of recyclable high-performance catalysts.
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- Miao Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Nankai District, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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Porous protein crystals have the potential to provide new porous materials due to their unique chemical environments composed of amino acid residues periodically exposed at the surface of the solvent channels in the crystal lattice. This enables accumulation of external compounds in special arrangements by metal coordination interactions or by chemical modifications. This article presents a review of advances in the recently established field of porous protein crystals.
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- Takafumi Ueno
- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta-cho 4259-B55, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
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Artificial Metalloenzymes Constructed From Hierarchically-Assembled Proteins. Chem Asian J 2013; 8:1646-60. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201300347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Liang M, Wang L, Su R, Qi W, Wang M, Yu Y, He Z. Synthesis of silver nanoparticles within cross-linked lysozyme crystals as recyclable catalysts for 4-nitrophenol reduction. Catal Sci Technol 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cy00157a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Sanghamitra NJM, Ueno T. Expanding coordination chemistry from protein to protein assembly. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:4114-26. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cc36935d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Li F, Chen H, Zhang Y, Chen Z, Zhang ZP, Zhang XE, Wang Q. Three-dimensional gold nanoparticle clusters with tunable cores templated by a viral protein scaffold. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2012; 8:3832-3838. [PMID: 22911966 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201201047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2012] [Revised: 07/06/2012] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Assembling nanoparticles (NPs) into ordered architectures remains a challenge in the field of nanotechnology. Templated strategies have been widely utilized for NP assembly. As typical biological nanostructures, virus-based NPs (VNPs) have shown great promise in templating NP assembly. Here it is illustrated that the VNP of simian virus 40 (SV40) is a powerful scaffold in directing the assembly of 3D hybrid nanoarchitectures with one NP encapsulated inside as a core and a cluster of gold NPs (AuNPs) on the outer surface of the SV40 VNP as a shell, in which the core NPs can be CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs), Ag(2)S QDs, or AuNPs. The assembling of AuNPs onto the SV40 VNP surface is determined by the interactions between the AuNPs and the amine groups on the outer surface of SV40 VNPs. It is expected that the VNP guided 3D hybrid nanoarchitectures provide ideal models for NP interaction studies and open new opportunities for integrating various functionalities in NP assemblies.
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- Feng Li
- Division of Nanobiomedicine and i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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England MW, Lambert EM, Li M, Turyanska L, Patil AJ, Mann S. Fabrication of polypyrrole nano-arrays in lysozyme single crystals. NANOSCALE 2012; 4:6710-6713. [PMID: 23018811 DOI: 10.1039/c2nr32413j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A template-directed method for the synthesis and organization of partially oxidized polypyrrole (PPy) nanoscale arrays within the solvent channels of glutaraldehyde-cross-linked lysozyme single crystals is presented. Macroscopic single crystals of the periodically arranged protein-polymer superstructure are electrically conductive, insoluble in water and organic solvents, and display increased levels of mechanical plasticity compared with native cross-linked lysozyme crystals.
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- Matt W England
- Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
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Abe S, Tsujimoto M, Yoneda K, Ohba M, Hikage T, Takano M, Kitagawa S, Ueno T. Porous protein crystals as reaction vessels for controlling magnetic properties of nanoparticles. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2012; 8:1314-1319. [PMID: 22383363 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201101866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2011] [Revised: 11/23/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Magnetic bimetallic CoPt nanoparticles are synthesized in the solvent channels of hen egg white lysozyme crystals by the reduction of Co(2+) and Pt(2+) ions pre-organized on the interior surface of the solvent channels. By using different lysozyme crystal systems, the magnetic properties of CoPt nanoparticles can be controlled.
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- Satoshi Abe
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Wei H, Lu Y. Catalysis of gold nanoparticles within lysozyme single crystals. Chem Asian J 2012; 7:680-3. [PMID: 22290848 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201100942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Hui Wei
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Gao L, Ma N. DNA-templated semiconductor nanocrystal growth for controlled DNA packing and gene delivery. ACS NANO 2012; 6:689-695. [PMID: 22188482 DOI: 10.1021/nn204162y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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DNA-templated semiconductor nanocrystal (SNC) growth represents a facile means to generate bioactive hybrid nanostructures by directly integrating DNA molecules and luminescent SNCs together via a one-step synthesis, which has been applied to biosensing and cell imaging. In this study we for the first time demonstrated that DNA-templated CdS SNC growth could also be used to rationally tune the structures and activities of large DNA molecules. We explored the synergistic effects of nanocrystal growth on the sizes and charges of DNA molecules and demonstrate that the CdS growth-induced DNA packing could be used as a smart gene delivery system. Herein we used DNA plasmids encoding intact enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP) genes as templates to grow CdS SNCs and found that the stepwise growth of CdS nanocrystals can spontaneously induce DNA condensation and negative charge shielding in a synergistic manner. The condensed DNA plasmids exhibited efficient cellular uptake and a relative gene transfection efficiency of 32%. The transfection efficiency can be further doubled in the presence of chloroquine. We elucidated that the gene transfection and expression is controlled by reversible DNA packing, where ligand exchange of DNA with intracellular glutathione molecules plays a critical role in the recovery of DNA plasmids for gene expression.
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- Li Gao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Health Informatics, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China
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Shi L, Yu Q, Mao Y, Huang H, Huang H, Ye Z, Peng X. High catalytic performance of gold nanoparticle–gelatin mesoporous composite thin films. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm34627c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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