Structure of a novel 13 nm dodecahedral nanocage assembled from a redesigned bacterial microcompartment shell protein.
J.Jorda,
D.J.Leibly,
M.C.Thompson,
T.O.Yeates.
ABSTRACT
We report the crystal structure of a novel 60-subunit dodecahedral cage that
results from self-assembly of a re-engineered version of a natural protein
(PduA) from the Pdu microcompartment shell. Biophysical data illustrate the
dependence of assembly on solution conditions, opening up new applications in
microcompartment studies and nanotechnology.