title: [Progress and perspectives of surface layer proteins from Bacillus species--a review].
abstract: S-layer proteins are crystalline arrays composed of numerous identical protein or glycoprotein subunits. They comprise the outermost cell envelope component in most archaea and many bacteria. The remarkable properties of S-layer proteins are their capability to self-assemble and specific binding, which give S-layer proteins a wide application potential in nanotechnology and biomimetics. Recently most study in this field was concerned on the S-layer proteins of Bacillus species. This review provided a brief survey of the current state of the study about the genetics, function, properties, pathogenic correlation and application of the S-layer proteins of Bacillus species. The aim of this review was to gain more knowledge about the function of S-layers and lead to the development of new types of surface display system and recombinant vaccines, diagnostic agents and biocompatible surfaces.
authors.affiliation: Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China.
authors.forename: Lingling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiaomin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Zhiming
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D032701:Biomimetics / Q000379:methods; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; C055764:S-layer proteins