Molecular Assembly in Natural and Engineered Systems

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Copyright
Page iv

Contributors
Pages ix-x

Preface
Pages xi-xii

Chapter 1 - Bacterial Microcompartments: Insights into the Structure, Mechanism, and Engineering Applications
Pages 1-20
Sophia J. Tsai, Todd O. Yeates

Chapter 2 - Pili and Flagella: Biology, Structure, and Biotechnological Applications
Pages 21-72
Nani Van Gerven, Gabriel Waksman, Han Remaut

Chapter 3 - The Structure of Bacterial S-Layer Proteins
Pages 73-130
Tea Pavkov-Keller, Stefan Howorka, Walter Keller

Spider Silk: Understanding the Structure–Function Relationship of a Natural Fiber
Pages 131-185
Martin Humenik, Thomas Scheibel, Andrew Smith

Protein Modifications Giving Rise to Homo-oligomers
Pages 187-229
Georg E. Schulz

Alpha-Helical Peptide Assemblies: Giving New Function to Designed Structures
Pages 231-275
Elizabeth H.C. Bromley, Kevin J. Channon

Nanobiotechnology with S-Layer Proteins as Building Blocks
Pages 277-352
Uwe B. Sleytr, Bernhard Schuster, Eva M. Egelseer, Dietmar Pum, Christine M. Horejs, Rupert Tscheliessnig, Nicola Ilk

Chapter 8 - Viral Capsids as Self-Assembling Templates for New Materials
Pages 353-392
Michel T. Dedeo, Daniel T. Finley, Matthew B. Francis

Index
Pages 393-401