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Silicatein: from chemical through enzymatic silica formation, to synthesis of biomimetic nanomaterials
Author(s) -
Müller Werner E. G.,
Wang Xiaohong
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the febs journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.981
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1742-4658
pISSN - 1742-464X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2012.08562.x
Subject(s) - enzyme , nanotechnology , nanomaterials , function (biology) , structure function , chemistry , materials science , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , physics , particle physics
Silicateins are the enzymes that had been identified in sponges, then sequenced and expressed. They are not only the enzymes facilitating biosilica synthesis but also function as structure‐guiding and structure‐forming proteins. The three minireviews highlight the principles of silicatein‐mediated biosilica formation and outline the bionic strategies which might be used for the design and fabrication of novel materials.