Zipper-like properties of [poly(L-lysine)+ poly(L-glutamic acid)]beta-pleated molecular self-assembly.
Through the application of Molecular Force Spectroscopy, here we demonstrate nanomechanical properties of a beta-pleated, reversible, and pH-controllable molecular "zipper" formed by the spontaneous self-assembly of two sequenceless polypeptides.
Dzwolak
Wojciech
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Institute of High Pressure Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokolowska 29/37, 01-142, Warsaw, Poland. wdzwolak@unipress.waw.pl
Marszalek
Piotr E
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