SpySwitch enables pH- or heat-responsive capture and release for plug-and-display nanoassembly

The SpyCatcher-SpyTag system allows protein anchoring and nanoassembly. Here, the authors engineer SpySwitch, a dually switchable Catcher which allows gentle purification of SpyTagged proteins prior to downstream applications such as the assembly of virus-like particles.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Susan K. Vester, Rolle Rahikainen, Irsyad N. A. Khairil Anuar, Rory A. Hills, Tiong Kit Tan, Mark Howarth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31193-8