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Okamoto N, Iwahori K, Yamashita I. Silicon-Dioxide-Specific Peptides for Biological Nanofabrication: Selecting Aptamers for Target-Specific Ferritin Supramolecule Delivery. IEEE NANOTECHNOLOGY MAGAZINE 2019. [DOI: 10.1109/mnano.2019.2941031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Agosta L, Brandt EG, Lyubartsev AP. Diffusion and reaction pathways of water near fully hydrated TiO 2 surfaces from ab initio molecular dynamics. J Chem Phys 2018; 147:024704. [PMID: 28711052 DOI: 10.1063/1.4991381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations are reported for water-embedded TiO2 surfaces to determine the diffusive and reactive behavior at full hydration. A three-domain model is developed for six surfaces [rutile (110), (100), and (001), and anatase (101), (100), and (001)] which describes waters as "hard" (irreversibly bound to the surface), "soft" (with reduced mobility but orientation freedom near the surface), or "bulk." The model explains previous experimental data and provides a detailed picture of water diffusion near TiO2 surfaces. Water reactivity is analyzed with a graph-theoretic approach that reveals a number of reaction pathways on TiO2 which occur at full hydration, in addition to direct water splitting. Hydronium (H3O+) is identified to be a key intermediate state, which facilitates water dissociation by proton hopping between intact and dissociated waters near the surfaces. These discoveries significantly improve the understanding of nanoscale water dynamics and reactivity at TiO2 interfaces under ambient conditions.
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- Lorenzo Agosta
- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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Ding H, Zhang D, Chu S, Zhou J, Su X. Screening and structural and functional investigation of a novel ferritin from Phascolosoma esculenta. Protein Sci 2017; 26:2039-2050. [PMID: 28726294 PMCID: PMC5606535 DOI: 10.1002/pro.3241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Ferritins are primary iron storage proteins and play a crucial role in iron storage and detoxification. Yeast two-hybrid method was employed to screen the cDNA library of Phascolosoma esculenta. Sequence of positive colony FER147 was analyzed. The higher similarity and conserved motifs for ferritin indicated that it belonged to a new member of ferritin family. The interaction between Ferritin and Fer147 was further confirmed through co-immunoprecipitation. The pET-28a-FER147 prokaryotic expression vector was constructed. The expressed recombinant Fer147 was then isolated, purified, and refolded. When ferritins were treated by different heavy metals, several detection methods, including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), circular dichroism (CD), and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) were applied to examine the structures and functions of the new protein Fer147, recombinant P. esculenta ferritin (Rferritin), and natural horse-spleen ferritin (Hferritin). SEM revealed that the three ferritin aggregates changed obviously after different heavy metals treatment, meanwhile, a little different in aggregates were detected when the ferritins were trapped by the same heavy metal. Hence, changes in aggregation structure of the three proteins are related to the nature of the different heavy metals and the interaction between the heavy metals and the three ferritins. CD data suggested that the secondary structure of the three ferritins hardly changed after different heavy metals were trapped. ICP-MS revealed that the ferritins exhibit different enrichment capacities for various heavy metals. In particular, the enrichment capacity of the recombinant Fer147 and Rferritin is much higher than that of hferritin.
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- Hongwei Ding
- School of Marine ScienceNingbo UniversityNingbo315211PR China
- College of Life ScienceQilu Normal UniversityJinan250013PR China
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- School of Marine ScienceNingbo UniversityNingbo315211PR China
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- School of Marine ScienceNingbo UniversityNingbo315211PR China
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- School of Marine ScienceNingbo UniversityNingbo315211PR China
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Identification and binding mechanism of phage displayed peptides with specific affinity to acidalkali treated titanium. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2016; 146:307-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Revised: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Inoue I, Yamauchi H, Okamoto N, Toyoda K, Horita M, Ishikawa Y, Yasueda H, Uraoka Y, Yamashita I. Thermo-stable carbon nanotube-TiO₂ nanocompsite as electron highways in dye-sensitized solar cell produced by bio-nano-process. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2015; 26:285601. [PMID: 26112188 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/26/28/285601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We produced a thermostable TiO2-(anatase)-coated multi-walled-carbon-nanotube (MWNT) nanocomposite for use in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) using biological supuramolecules as catalysts. We synthesized two different sizes of iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs) and arrayed the NPs on a silicon substrate utilizing two kinds of genetically modified cage-shaped proteins with silicon-binding peptide aptamers on their outer surfaces. Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) with the vapor-liquid-solid phase (VLS) method was applied to the substrate, and thermostable MWNTs with a diameter of 6 ± 1 nm were produced. Using a genetically modified cage-shaped protein with carbon-nanomaterials binding and Ti-mineralizing peptides as a catalyst, we were able to mineralize a titanium compound around the surface of the MWNT. The products were sintered, and thin TiO2-layer-coated MWNTs nanocomoposites were successfully produced. Addition of a 0.2 wt% TiO2-coated MWNT nanocomposite to a DSSC photoelectrode improved current density by 11% and decreased electric resistance by 20% compared to MWNT-free reference DSSCs. These results indicate that a nanoscale TiO2-layer-coated thermostable MWNT structure produced by our mutant proteins works as a superior electron transfer highway within TiO2 photoelectrodes.
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- Ippei Inoue
- Frontier Research Labs, Institute for Innovation, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., 1-1, Suzuki-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 210-8681, Japan
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Agosta L, Zollo G, Arcangeli C, Buonocore F, Gala F, Celino M. Water driven adsorption of amino acids on the (101) anatase TiO2 surface: an ab initio study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:1556-61. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp03056g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Arginine and lysine are stably adsorbed onto the (101) anatase TiO2 surface in water solution.
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- Lorenzo Agosta
- Dipartimento di Scienze di Base e Applicate per l'Ingegneria (Sezione di Fisica)
- Università di Roma “La Sapienza”
- 00161 Rome
- Italy
- NAST Centre c/o Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
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- Dipartimento di Scienze di Base e Applicate per l'Ingegneria (Sezione di Fisica)
- Università di Roma “La Sapienza”
- 00161 Rome
- Italy
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- NAST Centre c/o Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
- Department of Physics
- 00133 Rome
- Italy
- ENEA Italian National Agency for New Technologies
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- NAST Centre c/o Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
- Department of Physics
- 00133 Rome
- Italy
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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- Dipartimento di Scienze di Base e Applicate per l'Ingegneria (Sezione di Fisica)
- Università di Roma “La Sapienza”
- 00161 Rome
- Italy
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- NAST Centre c/o Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
- Department of Physics
- 00133 Rome
- Italy
- ENEA Italian National Agency for New Technologies
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Fukuta M, Zheng B, Uenuma M, Okamoto N, Uraoka Y, Yamashita I, Watanabe H. Controlled charged amino acids of Ti-binding peptide for surfactant-free selective adsorption. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2014; 118:25-30. [PMID: 24727527 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Revised: 03/15/2014] [Accepted: 03/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The adsorption mechanism of titanium-binding peptide (TBP) on metal oxide substrates was investigated by evaluating the adsorption behavior of ferritins with various alanine-substituted TBPs. Results revealed that (a) a positively charged amino acid, lysine (K) or arginine (R), in TBP can anchor ferritin to negative zeta-potential substrates, (b) the adsorption force of K is stronger than R, and (c) local electrostatic interactions and flexibility of TBP directly affect adsorption. Based on these findings, selective ferritin adsorption on SiO2 with TiOX patterned surfaces in a surfactant-free condition was demonstrated. Alanine-substituted TBP with one positively charged amino acid (K) and one negatively charged amino acid (D), achieved ferritin-selective adsorption without a surfactant. The importance of controlled electrostatic forces between TBP and a substrate for selective adsorption without a surfactant was clearly demonstrated.
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- Megumi Fukuta
- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; Japan Science and Technology Agency, CREST, 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan; Japan Science and Technology Agency, CREST, 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
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- Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan; Japan Science and Technology Agency, CREST, 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
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- Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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- Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan; Japan Science and Technology Agency, CREST, 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
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- Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama, Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan; Japan Science and Technology Agency, CREST, 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; Japan Science and Technology Agency, CREST, 5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
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