Protein-directed self-assembly of a fullerene crystal

Self-assembly enables complex structures to be fabricated from a few relatively simple components, but requires a detailed understanding of how the constituents may interact. Here, the authors report the rational assembly and crystallographic characterization of a fullerene-protein superstructure.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kook-Han Kim, Dong-Kyun Ko, Yong-Tae Kim, Nam Hyeong Kim, Jaydeep Paul, Shao-Qing Zhang, Christopher B. Murray, Rudresh Acharya, William F. DeGrado, Yong Ho Kim, Gevorg Grigoryan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11429