Protein design: On the threshold of functional properties
- 6 December 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Biopolymers
- Vol. 47 (1) , 63-73
- https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1097-0282(1998)47:1<63::aid-bip7>3.0.co;2-v
Abstract
The ultimate goal in protein de novo design is the creation of novel macromolecules with tailor‐made receptor, sensory, and catalytic functions. Despite considerable progress in understanding basic rules of secondary structure formation and protein stability, the well‐known protein folding problem is still far from being solved and, in general, only a limited number of designed proteins are folded uniquely. In this article the state‐of‐the‐art in protein design is demonstrated on some selected examples, indicating that the construction of protein‐like macromolecules mimicking some essential features of natural proteins seems to be within reach. Thus, protein design and mimicry has become an interdisciplinary challenge with most intriguing perspectives. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 47: 63–73, 1998Keywords
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