Bin Liu, Milad Radiom, Jiangtao Zhou, Huiling Yan, Jipeng Zhang, Di Wu, Qiyao Sun, Qize Xuan, Yuan Li, Raffaele Mezzenga
Metal ions play a dual role in biological systems. Although they actively participate in vital life processes, they may contribute to protein aggregation and misfolding and thus contribute to development of diseases and other pathologies. In nanofabrication, metal ions mediate the formation of nanostructures with diverse properties. Here, we investigated the self-assembly of α-lactalbumin into nanotubes induced by coordination with metal ions, screened among the series Mn2+ , Co2+ , Ni2+ , Zn2+ , Cd2+ , and Au3+ ...
April 10, 2024: Nano Letters