4d9j is a 12 chain structure with sequence from Atcc 10762. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Designing protein molecules that will assemble into various kinds of ordered materials represents an important challenge in nanotechnology. We report the crystal structure of a 12-subunit protein cage that self-assembles by design to form a tetrahedral structure roughly 16 nanometers in diameter. The strategy of fusing together oligomeric protein domains can be generalized to produce other kinds of cages or extended materials.
Structure of a 16-nm cage designed by using protein oligomers.,Lai YT, Cascio D, Yeates TO Science. 2012 Jun 1;336(6085):1129. PMID:22654051[1]
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References
↑ Lai YT, Cascio D, Yeates TO. Structure of a 16-nm cage designed by using protein oligomers. Science. 2012 Jun 1;336(6085):1129. PMID:22654051 doi:10.1126/science.1219351
