Structural characterization of proteins and complexes using small-angle X-ray solution scattering

HDT Mertens, DI Svergun - Journal of structural biology, 2010 - Elsevier
Small-angle scattering of X-rays (SAXS) is an established method for the low-resolution
structural characterization of biological macromolecules in solution. The technique provides …

Electrochemistry of nonconjugated proteins and glycoproteins. Toward sensors for biomedicine and glycomics

E Paleček, J Tkáč, M Bartosik, T Bertók… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The present advances in biology are related to progress in genomics, proteomics, and other
“-omics”, including glycomics, working with a large amount of data regarding human and …

Chiral self-assembly of peptides: Toward the design of supramolecular polymers with enhanced chemical and biological functions

Y Shen, Y Wang, IW Hamley, W Qi, R Su… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chirality is one of the most important structural features in biological systems. Peptides, as a
class of small biomolecules, can self-assemble into various chiral supramolecular polymers …

Cryo-TEM of soft molecular assemblies

D Danino - Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 2012 - Elsevier
Cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) is a powerful method for uncovering the
structure of soft nanostructured materials. The method is based on ultra-fast cooling and …

Unraveling the mechanism of nanotube formation by chiral self-assembly of amphiphiles

L Ziserman, HY Lee, SR Raghavan… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The self-assembly of nanotubes from chiral amphiphiles and peptide mimics is still poorly
understood. Here, we present the first complete path to nanotubes by chiral self-assembly …

[PDF][PDF] Mechanisms of protein aggregation and inhibition

MK Siddiqi, P Alam, SK Chaturvedi, YE Shahein… - Front. Biosci, 2017 - academia.edu
Protein and peptide aggregation raises keen interest due to their involvement in number of
pathological conditions ranging from neurodegenerative disorders to systemic amyloidosis …

Hydrogelation and self-assembly of Fmoc-tripeptides: unexpected influence of sequence on self-assembled fibril structure, and hydrogel modulus and anisotropy

G Cheng, V Castelletto, CM Moulton, GE Newby… - Langmuir, 2010 - ACS Publications
The self-assembly and hydrogelation properties of two Fmoc-tripeptides [Fmoc= N-(fluorenyl-
9-methoxycarbonyl)] are investigated, in borate buffer and other basic solutions. A …

[HTML][HTML] Amyloidogenesis: what do we know so far?

Z Alraawi, N Banerjee, S Mohanty… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The study of protein aggregation, and amyloidosis in particular, has gained considerable
interest in recent times. Several neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's (AD) and …

Amyloid-like self-assembly of a hydrophobic cell-penetrating peptide and its use as a carrier for nucleic acids

LR de Mello, L Porosk, TC Lourenço… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are a topical subject potentially exploitable for creating
nanotherapeutics for the delivery of bioactive loads. These compounds are often classified …

Biocompatible mesoporous and soft nanoarchitectures

A Angelova, B Angelov, R Mutafchieva… - Journal of Inorganic and …, 2015 - Springer
Soft nanoarchitectures created by biomimetic self-assembly offer unexploited potential for
therapeutic drug delivery applications, tissue engineering, and diagnostics. The lipid bilayer …