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National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 26(115), p. 6578-6583, 2018

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1806207115

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Efficient encapsulation of proteins with random copolymers

Journal article published in 2018 by Trung Dac Nguyen ORCID, Baofu Qiao, Monica Olvera de la Cruz
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Abstract

Significance Inside cells of living organisms, aggregates rich in disordered proteins organize the local environment to promote cellular functions. These membraneless organelles are able to concentrate enzymes and biomolecules to regulate interactions via the multiple conformations and compositions of disordered proteins. The interior of these organelles seems to behave akin to organic solvents. This opens the possibility of assembling synthetic organelles using random copolymers that mimic disordered proteins to disperse and stabilize enzymatic proteins in different environments, including organic solvents. Here, we demonstrate that random copolymers with solvophobic and solvophilic groups can encapsulate numerous proteins, including Candida antarctica lipase B, subtilisin, cutinase, and pseudolysin, in basically any solvent. These aggregates are promising constituents of synthetic membraneless organelles.