Bacterial and Archaeal S-Layers as a Subject of Nanobiotechnology

• Published in: Molecular biology (New York) Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 482 - 493
• Main Author: Debabov, V. G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer Nature B.V 01.07.2004
• Subjects: Archaea; Bacteria; Bacteriology; Biotechnology; Cellular biology; Molecular biology; Nanotechnology; Proteins

Many bacteria and archaea have a crystalline surface layer (S-layer), which overlies the cell envelope. S-layers each consist of one protein or glycoprotein species. Protein subunits of the S-layer noncovalently interact with each other and with the underlying cell-envelope component. On average, th...