Design of Stimuli-Responsive Peptides and Proteins

Yang Li, Guangze Yang, Lukas Gerstweiler, San H. Thang, Chun Xia Zhao

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Abstract

Stimuli-responsive peptides and proteins are an exciting class of smart biomaterials for various applications and have received significant attention over the past decades. A wide variety of stimuli such as temperature, pH, ions, enzymes, magnetic field, redox, etc., are explored. This article provides a review of five intensively studied types of stimuli-responsive peptides and proteins, their design principles and applications, including temperature-, pH-, light-, metal ion-, and enzyme-responsive with an emphasis on the key design concepts and switch function. Moreover, typical examples of their applications are discussed to provide a better understanding of the design concept and underlying methodology. This review will facilitate and inspire future innovation toward new peptide- and protein-based materials and their diverse applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2210387
Number of pages31
JournalAdvanced Functional Materials
Volume33
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Feb 2023

Keywords

  • light
  • metal ions
  • peptides
  • pH
  • proteins
  • stimuli-responsive behaviors
  • temperature
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    Galvin, K. P., Thang, S. H., Hapgood, K., Jameson, G. J., Zhao, C., Skinner, W., Franks, G. V., Armes, S., Miller, J., Xu, Z., Davis, R., Scales, P., Wanless, E. J., Evans, G. M., Nguyen, A., Beattie, D. A., Eksteen, J., Williams, K. C., Ata, S., Webber, G. B., Peng, Y., Moreno-Atanasio, R., Teo, B. M., Brito e Abreu, S., Ballantyne, G., Krasowska, M., Noble, A., Stickland, A. D., Doroodchi, E., Runge, K., Webster, N. A. S., Ireland, P., Forbes, E. & MacRae, C.

    Australian Research Council (ARC)

    29/07/2029/07/27

    Project: Research

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