... blue and green The N-terminal S100-specific EF-hand (EF-hand 1) is shown in a dark colour, the C-terminal canonical EF-hand in a brighter colour (EF-hand 2) The hinges connecting both EF-hands ... these and other questions and will ultimately bring us to a higher level of understanding the biology of tumour and degeneration and enable to use our acquired knowledge of S100 structure and functions ... ª 2010 FEBS 4579 Natural and amyloid self- assembly of S100 proteins A Ca2+ G Fritz et al C E S100B HII HI S-100 EF-hand F S100A12 Ca2+ B D 90° HIV G HIII S100A8/A9 EF-hand Fig Structure of S100...
... µm 100 µm cm atomic self- assembly molecular self- assembly colloidal (mesoscopic) self- assembly biological self- assembly interfacial self- assembly Figure 1.1 Classification of self- assemblies based ... IMPLICATIONS OF SELF- ASSEMBLY FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY 8.1 General Concepts and Approach to Nanotechnology 8.2 Self- Assemblyand Nanotechnology Share the Same Building Units 8.3 Self- Assemblyand Nanotechnology ... interfacial selfassemblies are random cases, and some atomic and biological self- assemblies are directional Self- assembly that is associated with large building units, that is, colloidal self- assembly, ...
... and A by Fpg and OGG1 depends on buffer composition, ionic strength, Mg2+ concentration and several other factors 3748 Results Effects of ionicstrengthand divalent cations on the activity and ... of ionicstrengthand Mg2+ on the activity and specificity of OGG1, we measured the apparent values of k2 and k3 under conditions of low salt (KPi only) and no Mg2+, low salt and 20 mm Mg2+, and ... significantly to ionicstrengthand the effects of Mg2+ on enzyme specificity 1.0 0.5 0.0 [ligand], µM CA CA CA CA CA CA Fig Binding of Fpg and OGG1 to uncleavable THF:C and THF:A ligands under different...
... PhyAsr under low and high ionicstrength conditions To examine the structural effect of ionicstrength on the P-loop, X-ray crystal structures of PhyAsr were determined at several ionic strengths, ... FEBS 3789 Effect of ionicstrengthand oxidation on PhyAsr R J Gruninger et al Table Data collection and refinement statistics for the structures of the low ionicstrengthand oxidized forms of ... Discussion Effect of ionicstrength on PhyAsr catalysis and P-loop structure Changes in ionic have been observed to affect the catalytic efficiency of some PTPs For example, at high ionicstrength the...
... as order and directionality, in the self- assembly of amyloid structures [25] This view is in line with the well-known central role of aromatic-stacking interactions in general self- assembly processes ... understanding this life-threatening process Extremely short aromatic peptides form amyloid fibrils readily and efficiently The importance of aromatic moieties in the molecular recognition and self- assembly ... recognition and self- assembly must occur to enable the formation of such well-ordered, supramolecular structures Short peptides as models for amyloid formation As a result of the complexity and enormous...
... not always the case that self- assembly of anisometric units and amphiphilic self- assembly enhance each other These two modes of selfassembly can also be in competition and this can modify the ... Crystal Self- Assembly Liquid crystals (LC) represent truly fascinating materials in terms of their properties, their importance for the fundamental understanding of molecular selfassembly, and their ... Nanostructures and Increased Complexity of Self- Assembly by Perfluorinated Segments Carsten Tschierske Abstract The effects of perfluorinated and semiperfluorinated hydrocarbon units on the self- assembly...
... topic in recent material research fields [14-16] Self- assembly and/ or self- aggregation are fundamental mechanisms by which different nanoparticle assembly motifs or even close-packed periodic structures ... in the absorption band edge with increasing dopant concentration, and corresponding photoluminescence spectra show that Mn doping suppresses both near-band edge UV emission and defect-related ... nano/microstructures is crucial to their practical applications The fabrication of hierarchical and self- assembly (self- aggregation) micro-/nanostructures using nanoparticles, nanorods, nanoplatelets,...
... self- organizing particles and a self- assembling matrix material can lead to hierarchically ordered structures Lin et al [51] has recently demonstrated (as shown in Fig 2) self- directed self- assembly ... achieve further construction and miniaturization of electronic and optical devices Among guided self- assemblies, (a) template-guided self- assemblies and (b) field-guided self- assemblies are two broad ... hydrogen bonding for directed self- assemblyand achieved a trilayered supramolecular array formed between 1,2-diaminoethane and benzoic acid Lee et al [97] have achieved self- assembly of 2,6-dimethylpyridine...
... topic in recent material research fields [14-16] Self- assembly and/ or self- aggregation are fundamental mechanisms by which different nanoparticle assembly motifs or even close-packed periodic structures ... in the absorption band edge with increasing dopant concentration, and corresponding photoluminescence spectra show that Mn doping suppresses both near-band edge UV emission and defect-related ... nano/microstructures is crucial to their practical applications The fabrication of hierarchical and self- assembly (self- aggregation) micro-/nanostructures using nanoparticles, nanorods, nanoplatelets,...
... [20]) and neither was capillary-force-assisted MT selfassembly These methods have proven versatile for creating ordered structures (see for example [21–23]) and their potential for MT self- assembly ... nano-machines and MT-templated self- assembly technology Finally, the results presented here also point at a strong specific interaction between HOPG surface and MTs in solution with low ionicstrength ... MT-based technologies (scaffolding and MT-templated selfassembly) as well as MT-based devices (biosensors, nano-machines) 123 Nanoscale Res Lett (2007) 2:135–143 Materials and methods Preparation of...
... [20]) and neither was capillary-force-assisted MT selfassembly These methods have proven versatile for creating ordered structures (see for example [21–23]) and their potential for MT self- assembly ... nano-machines and MT-templated self- assembly technology Finally, the results presented here also point at a strong specific interaction between HOPG surface and MTs in solution with low ionicstrength ... MT-based technologies (scaffolding and MT-templated selfassembly) as well as MT-based devices (biosensors, nano-machines) 123 Nanoscale Res Lett (2007) 2:135–143 Materials and methods Preparation of...
... biotinylated SAPV84 DNA and precipitated by anti-BCMP84 antibody Self- assembly of protein vectors with their DNAs and affinity separation Co-transcriptional and co-translational self- assembly of SAPV ... gel and band intensities determined using GeneSnap and fluorescent imager from SynGene The results of measurements are presented on Figure Self- assembly of protein vectors with their DNAs and ... by joining the untagged SAPV and modified AFP by PCR using primers T7-F and TFTER-R and a mixture of the SAPV fragment (M13F/SA-11R PCR fragment) and of the linear and modified AFP fragment (AFP-1F/SA-8R...
... Chapter Self- Assembly of Short Amphiphilic Peptides FmDn and FmKn 36 4.1 Introduction 36 4.2 Models and Methods 38 4.3 Results and Discussion 43 4.3.1 FmD and FmK ... Atomistic and coarse-grained structures of (a-b) (AF)6H5K15 (c-d) F12H5K15 (e-f) F16H5K15 and (g-h) IBU In (a), (c), (e) and (g): O, red; N, blue; C, cyan and H, white In (b), (d) and (e): Ala and ... quantitative understanding of selfassembly of peptides, which could facilitate the design of new peptides 29 Chapter Models and Methods Chapter Simulation Methodology Self- assembly is a long time...
... Polymer self- assembly in nano scale has received a great deal of attention in the last two decades and the number of scientific applications and products based on the principle of self- assembly ... behind the self- assembly (micellization process) is different in organic and aqueous media.5 In organic medium, the self- assembly is usually exothermic (enthalpy driven micellization) and hence ... temperature triggered self- assembly property of block copolymers.6-9 Spontaneous self- assembly requiring no special processing steps is a vital aspect of block copolymer nanostructures and hence...
... based on irreversible liquid drying and molecular self- assembly; and (4) macroscopic surface architectures of self- assembled (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES) and non-equilibrium crystalline ... Irreversible Liquid Drying and Molecular Self- Assembly Manuscript in preparation Nanoscopic Surface Architectures Based on Irreversible Drying and Molecular Self- Assembly of (3-Aminopropyl)triethoxysilane ... Characterizatio 76 3.3 Results and Discussion 3.3.1 77 Oriented NaCl Nanocrystals and Mechanism of Morphology Transition 77 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS 3.3.2 Self- Assembly of Discrete NaCl Islands 88 3.3.3 Thin...
... discrimination and separation, working mechanism of quartz crystal microbalance, preparation of perfunctionalized -cyclodextrins and self- assembly technique are reviewed Finally, the scope and objectives ... Applications of QCM 31 1.5 Self- assembled technique 33 1.5.1 Overview 34 1.5.2 Applications of self- assembled technique 35 1.5.3 Self- assembly of thiolated cyclodextrins ... microscopy vii Good reproducibility of self- assembled monolayer (SAM) fabrication were achieved by our self- assembly techniques All L-type SAMs were thicker and possessed higher surface concentration...
... lithography, and (b) self- assembly assisted patterning Chapter Self induced micro- & nano-structuring of films Self- assembly approach4 on the other hand, takes care of strategic handling and organizing ... nanoparticle selfassembly, this demonstration on variation in solvent composition provided a first step in assembling more complex materials, as does manipulation of the ligand - ligand and ligand - ... poly(p-phenylene)s, self- assembly, micro/nano-structured thin films, nanowhiskers, quantum dots, nano-hybrid materials Chapter Self induced micro- & nano-structuring of films Chapter Self- induced micro- and...
... hydrophobic/hydrophilic, ionic etc.2 Selfassemblyand self- recognition have many applications in various fields and processes, including formation of double helix of DNA, and organization phospholipids ... Supramolecular Self- Assemblyand Hydrogel Formation between Pyrene-Terminated Poly(ethylene glycol) Star Polymers and Cyclodextrins, to be submitted Chen, B.; Goh, S H.; Li, J Supramolecular Self- assembly ... copolymers and γ-CD, and the complexes could act as crosslinking sites and result in the gelation of the copolymers Kinetic studies showed that the self- assembly complex can be formed fast, and rheological...
... via self- assembly under a given set of conditions.2 Satyananda Barik National University of Singapore Self- assemblyand self- organization have recently been implemented in numerous of organic and ... (a) and self- assembly (b) On the other hand, an enabling technique for nanotechnology, self- assembly replaces top-down fabrication with the possibility of bottom - up fabrication.2,34-35 Self- assembly ... design and synthesis of multidimensional (1D 2D) organic macromolecules with redox or photo-active groups that assists in the selfassembly process Synthesis, characterization, and self- assembly...