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Two-Dimensional Protein Crystals (S-Layers): Fundamentals and Application Potential

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Uwe B. Sleytr ,
M. Sara ,
D. Pum ,
S. Küpcü  and
P. Messner
Uwe B. Sleytr
Affiliation:
Center for Ultrastructure Research and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Molecular Nanotechnology, Universität für Bodenkultur, Gregor Mendel Str. 33, A-I 180 Vienna, Austria
M. Sara
Affiliation:
Center for Ultrastructure Research and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Molecular Nanotechnology, Universität für Bodenkultur, Gregor Mendel Str. 33, A-I 180 Vienna, Austria
D. Pum
Affiliation:
Center for Ultrastructure Research and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Molecular Nanotechnology, Universität für Bodenkultur, Gregor Mendel Str. 33, A-I 180 Vienna, Austria
S. Küpcü
Affiliation:
Center for Ultrastructure Research and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Molecular Nanotechnology, Universität für Bodenkultur, Gregor Mendel Str. 33, A-I 180 Vienna, Austria
P. Messner
Affiliation:
Center for Ultrastructure Research and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Molecular Nanotechnology, Universität für Bodenkultur, Gregor Mendel Str. 33, A-I 180 Vienna, Austria
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Abstract

Crystalline cell surface layers (S-layers) represent the outermost cell envelope component in many bacteria. The oblique, square or hexagonal lattices are formed of assemblies of a single protein or glycoprotein species. Isolated S-layer subunits are endowed with the ability to assemble into monomolecular arrays in suspension, on solid surfaces (e.g. metals, polymers, glass, carbon, silicon), at the air/water interface, or on lipid films generated by the Langmuir Blodgett technique. S-layer lattices are isoporous structures with functional groups located on the surface and in the pores in an identical position and orientation. These characteristic features have led to applications of S-layers as (i) ultrafiltration membranes with pores of identical size and morphology and a broad chemical modification potential, (ii) matrices for the controlled and reproducible immobilization of functional macromolecules, as required for affinity and enzyme membranes, affinity microcarriers and biosensors, (iii) carriers for Langmuir-Blodgett films and reconstituted biological membranes, (iv) immobilization matrices and adjuvants for weakly immunogenic antigens and haptens and (v) patterning elements in molecular nanotechnology.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 330: Symposium S – Biomolecular Materials by Design , 1993 , 193
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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