Rational design yields molecular insights on leaf binding of the anchor peptide Macaque Histatin
J. Dittrich, C. Brethauer, L. Goncharenko, J. Bührmann, V. Zeisler-Diehl, S. Pariyar, F. Jakob, T. Kurkina, L. Schreiber, U. Schwaneberg, H. Gohlke
The paper designs a model of apple leaf surfaces and demonstrates that specific amino acids in Macaque Histatin are essential for binding to waxy surfaces.
bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2022 · PreprintBioengineering