Tetrameric Biomineralization Peptides (IMAGE)

Hokkaido University

Tetrameric Biomineralization Peptides

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(Left panels) These are schematic illustrations of monomeric and tetrameric biomineralization peptides fused with p53Tet and electron microscopy images of silver nanostructures formed by the biomineralization peptides. Scale bar = 100 nm. (Right) The proposed model in which tetrameric biomineralization peptides regulate the direction of crystal growth and therefore its nanostructure.

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Sakaguchi T. et al., <i>Scientific Reports</i>, May 3, 2017.

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