9H7U

Hexagonally Ordered Nanofibrils Easily Yield by dual Amphiphilic Self-Assembling Peptide

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Summary for 9H7U

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb9h7u/pdb
• EMDB information: 51914
• Descriptor: Peptide LYS-VAL-LYS-VAL-SER-GLN-ILE-ASN-MET (1 entity in total)
• Functional Keywords: synthetic peptide, peptide nanofibril, amyloid, honey asap, protein fibril
• Biological source: other sequences
• Total number of polymer chains: 54
• Total formula weight: 56608.15

Authors

Mazzotta, F.,Baptista, L.A.,Schmidt, M.,Gacanin, J.,Lieberwirth, I.,Weil, T.,Landfester, K. (deposition date: 2024-10-28, release date: 2026-05-06, Last modification date: 2026-10-21)

Primary citation

Gacanin, J.,Mazzotta, F.,Baptista, L.A.,Stoyanov, N.,Schmidt, M.,Alleva, N.,Thummaraj, T.,Bonnicel, F.,Zhou, C.,Gao, L.,Munch, J.,Bonn, M.,Fandrich, M.,Lieberwirth, I.,Cortes-Huerto, R.,Landfester, K.,Weil, T.
Sequence-encoded hexagonal lattices in multichannel peptide nanofibrils.
Nature, 657:935-943, 2026

PubMed Abstract: Structural complexity in biological matter arises from molecular information that encodes supramolecular assembly across length scales. Here we show that minimal nine-residue peptides can encode discrete lateral interaction motifs that direct supramolecular organization. These motifs generate hexagonal pores and hierarchically tile into multichannel nanofibrils with defined topology. Sequence-encoded amphiphilicity combines a cross-β-dimer, an inversion point and a trimeric junction to create complementary interfaces that couple lateral growth to axial stacking, yielding honeycomb lattices with continuous approximately 5-nm solvent-accessible nanochannels. Cryo-electron microscopy resolves the supramolecular architecture and shows that lattice symmetry and pore geometry are preserved across variants. Systematic perturbations establish sequence-structure rules linking residue position to supramolecular symmetry, lattice propagation and channel topology. Molecular dynamics simulations and vibrational spectroscopy show that the channels remain water accessible and show sequence-tunable hydration. These findings establish that a minimal, sequence-encoded interaction hierarchy can programme long-range supramolecular order, providing a general framework for how short peptides can encode complex, symmetry-defined architectures.

PubMed: 42778700
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-11016-2

Experimental method

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (2.96 Å)