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  • Materials Science
  • Enzyme Engineering

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  • Enzyme-mediated polymerization offers a route to novel nanomaterials.
  • Controlling nanoparticle size and shape is crucial for applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To utilize engineered lumazine synthase (AaLS) capsids as nanoreactors.
  • To achieve templated polymerization of 3,3-diaminobenzidine (DAB) within AaLS capsids.

Main Methods:

  • Engineering variants of lumazine synthase (AaLS) to form capsids.
  • Encapsulating engineered ascorbate peroxidase (APEX2) within AaLS capsids.
  • Initiating polymerization of 3,3-diaminobenzidine (DAB) via encapsulated APEX2.

Main Results:

  • Successful templated formation of polyDAB-nanoparticles.
  • Achieved homogeneous size and shape of the resulting polyDAB-capsid nanoparticles.
  • Demonstrated the utility of AaLS capsids as effective nanoreactors.

Conclusions:

  • Engineered AaLS capsids can serve as scaffolds for enzyme-mediated polymerization.
  • This method yields well-defined polyDAB-nanoparticles with controlled morphology.
  • Highlights the potential of protein cages in creating advanced nanomaterials.