Selective Elimination of the Key Subunit Interfaces Facilitates Conversion of Native 24-mer Protein Nanocage into 8-mer Nanorings.
Wang, W., Wang, L., Chen, H., Zang, J., Zhao, X., Zhao, G., Wang, H.(2018) J Am Chem Soc 140: 14078-14081
- PubMed: 30336004 
- DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b09760
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5ZND - PubMed Abstract: 
Living systems utilize proteins as building blocks to construct a large variety of self-assembled nanoscale architectures. Yet, creating protein-based assemblies with specific geometries in the laboratory remains challenging. Here, we present a new approach that completely eliminates one natural intersubunit interface of multisubunit protein architecture with high symmetry, resulting in reassembly of the protein architecture into one with lower symmetry ...