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A Genetically Engineered Protein Responsive to Multiple Stimuli
Author(s) -
Dutta Naba K.,
Truong My Y.,
Mayavan Sundar,
Roy Choudhury Namita,
Elvin Christopher M.,
Kim Misook,
Knott Robert,
Nairn Kate M.,
Hill Anita J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201007920
Subject(s) - lower critical solution temperature , genetically engineered , upper critical solution temperature , protein engineering , yield (engineering) , materials science , biological system , computer science , chemistry , biology , polymer , composite material , biochemistry , gene , copolymer , enzyme
Smart protein : Careful design can yield novel biologically inspired materials that display advanced responsive behavior. A genetically engineered elastic protein displays both a lower and an upper critical solution temperature (LCST and UCST, see picture), and its photophysical behavior depends on solution pH value.