Designed for life: biocompatible de novo designed proteins and components

A principal goal of synthetic biology is the de novo design or redesign of biomolecular components. In addition to revealing fundamentally important information regarding natural biomolecular engineering and biochemistry, functional building blocks will ultimately be provided for applications includ...

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Published in:Journal of the Royal Society interface 2018-08, Vol.15 (145), p.20180472
Main Authors: Grayson, Katie J, Anderson, J L Ross
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Humans
Protein Engineering - methods
Review
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Summary:A principal goal of synthetic biology is the de novo design or redesign of biomolecular components. In addition to revealing fundamentally important information regarding natural biomolecular engineering and biochemistry, functional building blocks will ultimately be provided for applications including the manufacture of valuable products and therapeutics. To fully realize this ambitious goal, the designed components must be biocompatible, working in concert with natural biochemical processes and pathways, while not adversely affecting cellular function. For example, de novo protein design has provided us with a wide repertoire of structures and functions, including those that can be assembled and function Here we discuss such biocompatible designs, as well as others that have the potential to become biocompatible, including non-protein molecules, and routes to achieving full biological integration.
ISSN:1742-5689
1742-5662
DOI:10.1098/rsif.2018.0472