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The power of four

Nature Chemistry volume 7, pages 277–279 (2015)Cite this article

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Supramolecular assembly has been used to design and create new proteins capable of performing biomimetic functions in complex environments such as membranes and inside living cells.

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Figure 1: Supramolecular assembly of four components can be used to design proteins with a diverse range of biomimetic functions.

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  1. Arnold J. Boersma is in the Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands,

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  2. Gerard Roelfes is in the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands,

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