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| Title | Cryo-EM Visualization of Intermolecular π-Electron Interactions within π-Conjugated Peptidic Supramolecular Polymers. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | ACS Macro Lett, Vol. 14, Issue 8, Page 1100-1106, Year 2025 |
| Publish date | Aug 19, 2025 |
Authors | Shane T Rich-New / Runlai Wang / Ayisha Zia / Fengbin Wang / John D Tovar / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | The self-assembly of "π-peptides" - molecules with π-electron cores substituted with two or more oligopeptide chains - brings organic electronic function into biologically relevant nanomaterials. ...The self-assembly of "π-peptides" - molecules with π-electron cores substituted with two or more oligopeptide chains - brings organic electronic function into biologically relevant nanomaterials. π-Peptides assemble into fibrillar nanomaterials as driven by enthalpic peptide-based hydrogen bonding networks and pi-core-based quadrupolar interactions. A large body of spectroscopic, morphological and computational studies informs on the nature of the self-assembly process and the resulting nanostructures, but detailed structural information has remained elusive. Inspired by the recent use of cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to provide high-resolution structures for synthetic peptide nanomaterials, we present here the use of cryo-EM to offer ca. 3 Å resolution of π-peptide nanomaterial assemblies, visualizing for the first time the nature of the intermolecular π-core electronic interactions responsible for energy transport through these supramolecular materials. |
External links | ACS Macro Lett / PubMed:40686463 |
| Methods | EM (helical sym.) |
| Resolution | 2.9 - 3.2 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-70201, PDB-9o7j: EMDB-70202, PDB-9o7k: EMDB-70203, PDB-9o7l: |
| Chemicals | ![]() PDB-1b9y: ![]() PDB-1b9z: |
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Keywords | PROTEIN FIBRIL / peptide fiber / helical polymer |
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