S-Layer protein self-assembly

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 2484-2501

  Pum, Dietmar ^a   Toca Herrera, Jose Luis ^a   Sleytr, Uwe B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Fusion protein; Nanobiotechnology; S layer; Self assembly; Surface functionalization

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MICA; NANOCAPSULE; SILICON; SURFACE LAYER PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BACTERIUM; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SIZE; CELL SURFACE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; LYSINIBACILLUS SPHAERICUS; NANOANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 84875122357     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14022484     Document Type: Review

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