Model of Nanoshell Assembly
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Channel: Cell Press · 2015 · Science & Technology
This video shows the step-by-step growth of a nanoshell with the symmetry of a tennis ball through the irreversible addition of identical subunits. All closed shells require exactly 12 pentamers, and in symmetric shells the position of pentamers with respect to each other is precise, i.e., the symmetry can be readily broken if one pentamer is slightly misplaced. To this end, the process of irreversible assembly where mistakes cannot be corrected appears to be in contrast with the growth of symmetric shells. In the article by Wagner and Zandi in the September 1 issue of Biophysical Journal, the authors explore the dynamics of penatmer and hexamer formation and shed light on the appearance of the symmetric nanocontainers in disparate biological systems. Read more at http://www.cell.com/biophysj/abstract/S0006-3495(15)00776-6
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