Design of functional metalloproteins

Review

关键词: DE-NOVO DESIGN;    3-STRANDED COILED COILS;    UNNATURAL AMINO-ACIDS;    HEME-COPPER OXIDASES;    GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;    METAL-ION COORDINATION;    BINDING-PROTEIN;    ARTIFICIAL METALLOENZYMES;    ELECTRON-TRANSFER;    4-HELIX BUNDLE;   

DOI  :  10.1038/nature08304

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

Metalloproteins catalyse some of the most complex and important processes in nature, such as photosynthesis and water oxidation. An ultimate test of our knowledge of how metalloproteins work is to design new metalloproteins. Doing so not only can reveal hidden structural features that may be missing from studies of native metalloproteins and their variants, but also can result in new metalloenzymes for biotechnological and pharmaceutical applications. Although it is much more challenging to design metalloproteins than non-metalloproteins, much progress has been made in this area, particularly in functional design, owing to recent advances in areas such as computational and structural biology.

【 授权许可】

Free