Bacterial S-layers

被引:341
作者
Sleytr, UB [1 ]
Beveridge, TJ
机构
[1] Univ Agr Sci Vienna, Ctr Ultrastruct Res, Vienna, Austria
[2] Univ Agr Sci Vienna, Ludwig Boltzmann Inst Mol Nanotechnol, Vienna, Austria
[3] Univ Guelph, Coll Biol Sci, Canadian Bacterial Dis Network, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1016/S0966-842X(99)01513-9
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
S-layers are produced by the self assembly of proteinaceous subunits on the surfaces of prokaryotes, so that planar, monomolecular-thick crystalline lattices are formed. Some archaeal and eubacterial S-layer proteins are glycosylated. These lattices typically have center-to-center spacings of less than 25 nm, which makes them attractive for biomimetic or nanotechnological applications.
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页码:253 / 260
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