Site-directed delivery of ferritin-encapsulated gold nanoparticles
Site-directed delivery of ferritin-encapsulated gold nanoparticles
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DOI:
10.1088/0957-4484/21/4/045305
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发表时间:
2010-01
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
B. Zheng;I. Yamashita;M. Uenuma;K. Iwahori;M. Kobayashi;Y. Uraoka
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作者:
B. Zheng;I. Yamashita;M. Uenuma;K. Iwahori;M. Kobayashi;Y. Uraoka
Newly designed porter proteins, which catch gold nanoparticles and deliver the nanoparticles selectively to a silicon dioxide (SiO2) surface under the specific conditions were reported. Recombinant apoferritin subunits, each of which has gold-binding peptide and titanium-binding peptide at the C- and N-terminus, respectively, can efficiently encapsulate a gold nanoparticle. The bio-conjugate, a nanogold and surrounding mutant protein subunits, had a property which can deliver itself to the SiO2 surface through the interaction. In theory, our genetically manipulated apoferritin subunits can encapsulate gold nanoparticles of various sizes, which is a promising property for applications involving surface plasmon resonance.