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18473700

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-10
pubmed:abstractText
In recent years, plant virus capsids, the protein shells that form the surface of a typical plant virus particle, have emerged as useful biotemplates for material synthesis. All virus capsids are assembled from virus-coded protein subunits. Many plant viruses assemble capsids with precise 3D structures providing nanoscale architectures that are highly homogeneous and can be produced in large quantities. Capsids are amenable to both genetic and chemical modifications allowing new functions to be incorporated into their structure by design. The three capsid surfaces, the interior surface, the exterior surface, or the interface between coat protein subunits, can be independently functionalized to produce multifunctional biotemplates. In this review, we examine the recent advances in using plant virus capsids as biotemplates for nanomaterials and their potential for applications in nanotechnology, especially medicine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0066-4286
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
361-84
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Plant viruses as biotemplates for materials and their use in nanotechnology.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University-Bozeman, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA. myoung@montana.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review