title: Peptide-catalyzed, bioinspired silicification for single-cell encapsulation in the imidazole-buffered system.
abstract: Inspired by biosilicification of glass sponges, we designed a catalytic peptide, which formed silica structures in the imidazole-buffered solution. The peptide was adsorbed selectively onto the surface of yeast cells, and the bioinspired silicification led to the formation of a cytoprotective silica shell on individual yeast cells.
authors.affiliation: Center for Cell-Encapsulation Research, Department of Chemistry, KAIST, Daejeon 305-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Hun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Insung S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Sung Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D002021:Buffers; D002384:Catalysis; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010316:Particle Size; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000166:cytology*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D059010:Single-Cell Analysis; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D002021:Buffers; D007093:Imidazoles; D010455:Peptides; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; C029899:imidazole