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    J Am Chem Soc. 2008 Sep 10;130(36):11921-7. Epub 2008 Aug 19.

    Using alpha-helical coiled-coils to design nanostructured metalloporphyrin arrays.

    McAllister KA, Zou H, Cochran FV, Bender GM, Senes A, Fry HC, Nanda V, Keenan PA, Lear JD, Saven JG, Therien MJ, Blasie JK, DeGrado WF.

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Johnson Foundation, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.

    We have developed a computational design strategy based on the alpha-helical coiled-coil to generate modular peptide motifs capable of assembling into metalloporphyrin arrays of varying lengths. The current study highlights the extension of a two-metalloporphyrin array to a four-metalloporphyrin array through the incorporation of a coiled-coil repeat unit. Molecular dynamics simulations demonstrate that the initial design evolves rapidly to a stable structure with a small rmsd compared to the original model. Biophysical characterization reveals elongated proteins of the desired length, correct cofactor stoichiometry, and cofactor specificity. The successful extension of the two-porphyrin array demonstrates how this methodology serves as a foundation to create linear assemblies of organized electrically and optically responsive cofactors.

    PMID: 18710226 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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