Jaulas de proteínas autoensamblables: del módulo de espiral enrollada al diseño de novo impulsado por aprendizaje

Arvind Kumar Gupta1, Hana Esih1, Helena Gradišar1

  • 1Department of Synthetic Biology and Immunology, National Institute of Chemistry Ljubljana SI-1000 Slovenia.

Materials advances
|December 25, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

Las nanocajas de proteínas ofrecen plataformas versátiles para la administración de fármacos y la obtención de imágenes. Las estrategias de diseño avanzadas permiten la creación de jaulas de proteínas personalizadas con ensamblaje controlable para diversas aplicaciones biotecnológicas.

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