Programmed mineralization of metal-oxides by de novo designed protein templates
Amijai Saragovi, Harley Pyles, Timothy F. Huddy, Wenzhao Dai, Xinqi Li, Andrew J. Borst, Nikita Hanikel, Alexis Courbet, Paul S. Kwon, Fátima A. Dávila-Hernández, Ryan Kibler, Dionne K. Vafeados, Aza Allen, Kenneth D. Carr, Asim K. Bera, , David A. Baker
The paper designs proteins that template mineralization of metal-oxides, showing they can guide hematite and ZnO growth under specific conditions.
bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2024 · PreprintSynthetic Biology