Redox- and metal-directed structural diversification in designed metalloprotein assemblies.
Kakkis, A., Golub, E., Choi, T.S., Tezcan, F.A.(2022) Chem Commun (Camb) 58: 6958-6961
- PubMed: 35642584 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cc02440c
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
7RWU, 7RWV, 7RWW, 7RWX, 7RWY, 7SU2, 7TEP - PubMed Abstract: 
Herein we describe a designed protein building block whose self-assembly behaviour is dually gated by the redox state of disulphide bonds and the identity of exogenous metal ions. This protein construct is shown - through extensive structural and biophysical characterization - to access five distinct oligomeric states, exemplifying how the complex interplay between hydrophobic, metal-ligand, and reversible covalent interactions could be harnessed to obtain multiple, responsive protein architectures from a single building block.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA. tezcan@ucsd.edu.