Engineering the Self-assembly of Bacterial Microcompartment Shell Proteins via Charged Mutations
Annie Gomez, Behzad Mehrafrooz, Curt Waltmann, Carolyn E. Mills, Nolan W. Kennedy, J.W. Miller, Danielle Tullman‐Ercek, Mónica Olvera de la Cruz
This study shows that altering charge on bacterial microcompartment shell proteins can control their self-assembly into tubular structures.
ACS Nano · Jun 27, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry