Protein Charge Neutralization is the Proximate Driver Dynamically Tuning a Nanoscale Bragg Reflector
Robert Levenson, Brandon T. Malady, Tyler Lee, Yahya Al Sabeh, Phillip A. Kohl, Youli Li, Daniel E. Morse
This study shows that charge neutralization, not aromatic content, drives the assembly and fine-tuning of reflectin-based Bragg reflectors in squid skin cells.
bioRxiv · Apr 23, 2021 · PreprintMolecular Biology