Genetic code expansion is a promising genetic engineering technology that incorporates
noncanonical amino acids into proteins alongside the natural set of 20 amino acids. This …

The renaissance of peptides as prospective therapeutics has fostered the development of
novel strategies for their synthesis and modification. In this context, besides the development …

Programmable behavior combined with tailored stiffness and tunable biomechanical
response are key requirements for developing successful materials. However, these …

Bacterial colonization of the human intestine requires firm adhesion of bacteria to insoluble
substrates under hydrodynamic flow. Here we report the molecular mechanism behind an …

A novel electrochemical immunoassay based on nanobody heptamer for ultrasensitive
detection of alpha fetoprotein (AFP) is proposed. First, AFP heptamer fusion protein (A1 …

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is an ideal immunoassay technique for large
scale screening detection of various chemical contaminants in food due to its high …

Sortases are enzymes occurring in the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria. Sortase A (SrtA),
the best studied sortase class, plays a key role in anchoring surface proteins with the …

Genetic code expansion (GCE) enables directed incorporation of noncoded amino acids
(NCAAs) and unnatural amino acids (UNAAs) into the active core that confers dedicated …

In the development of tissue engineering strategies to replace, remodel, regenerate, or
support damaged tissue, the development of bioinspired biomaterials that recapitulate the …

Elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) are thermally responsive biopolymers derived from natural
elastin. These peptides have a low critical solution temperature phase behavior and can be …