Molecular Assembly in Natural and Engineered Systems

This volume explores some of the most exciting recent advances in basic research on molecular assembly in natural and engineered systems and how this knowledge is leading to advances in the various fields.

This series provides a forum for discussion of new discoveries, approaches, and ideaContributions from leading scholars and industry expertsReference guide for researchers involved in molecular biology and related fields

1. Αlpha-helical peptide assemblies: Giving new function to designed structures

Elizabeth Bromley and Kevin Channon

2. Viral Capsids as Self-Assembling Templates for New Materials

Michel T. Dedeo, Daniel T. Finley, and Matthew B. Francis

3. Nanobiotechnology with S-Layer Proteins as Building Blocks

Prof. Uwe B. Sleytr, Prof. Bernhard Schuster, Dr. Eva M. Egelseer, Prof. Dietmar Pum, Dipl.-Ing. Christine M. Horejs, Dr. Rupert Tscheliessnig, Dr. Nicola Ilk

4. The structure of bacterial S-layer proteins

Tea Pavkov-Keller, Stefan Howorka, Walter Keller

5. Pili and flagella: Biology, structure and biotechnological applications

Nani Van Gerven, Gabriel Waksman and Han Remaut

6. Protein modifications giving rise to homo-oligomers

Georg E. Schulz

7. Spider silk: understanding the structure-function relationship of a natural fiber

Martin Humenik, Thomas Scheibel, Andrew Smith

8. Bacterial Microcompartments: Insights into structure, mechanism and engineering applications Todd O. Yeates and Sophia J. Tsai