Enzyme encapsulation by protein cages

Chakraborti, Soumyananda; Lin, Ting-Yu; Glatt, Sebastian; Heddle, Jonathan G.

Abstract

Protein cages are hollow protein shells with a nanometric cavity that can be filled with useful materials. The encapsulating nature of the cages means that they are particularly attractive for loading with biological macromolecules, affording the guests protection in conditions where they may be degraded. Given the importance of proteins in both industrial and all cellular processes, encapsulation of functional protein cargoes, particularly enzymes, are of high interest both for in vivo diagnostic and therapeutic use as well as for ex vivo applications. Increasing knowledge of protein cage structures at high resolution along with recent advances in producing artificial protein cages means that they can now be designed with various attachment chemistries on their internal surfaces – a useful tool for cargo capture. Here we review the different available attachment strategies that have recently been successfully demonstrated for enzyme encapsulation in protein cages and consider their future potential.

Citation

Chakraborti, S., Lin, T., Glatt, S., & Heddle, J. G. (2020). Enzyme encapsulation by protein cages. RSC Advances, 10(22), 13293-13301. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ra10983h

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Acceptance Date: Mar 10, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Apr 1, 2020
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2020
• Deposit Date: Nov 2, 2023
• Journal: RSC Advances
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 22
• Pages: 13293-13301
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ra10983h
• Keywords: General Chemical Engineering; General Chemistry
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1875233
• Additional Information: This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0).