scholarly journals Novel Insights into Structure and Assembly Mechanism of Prolamellar Bodies

2010 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 036-037
Author(s):  
Shinji MASUDA
Keyword(s):  
Prolamellar Bodies ◽  
Assembly Mechanism

Cooperative Self-Assembly of Pyridine-2,6-Diimine-Linked Macrocycles into Mechanically Robust Nanotubes

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Strauss ◽  
Darya Asheghali ◽  
Austin Evans ◽  
Rebecca Li ◽  
Anton Chavez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
High Aspect Ratio ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Gel Permeation Chromatography ◽  
Synthetic Polymers ◽  
Young’S Moduli ◽  
Structural Rigidity ◽  
Assembly Mechanism ◽  
Low Dimensionality ◽  
Harsh Conditions

<p>Nanotubes assembled from macrocyclic precursors offer a unique combination of low dimensionality, structural rigidity, and distinct interior and exterior microenvironments. Usually the weak stacking energies of macrocycles limit the length or strength of the resultant nanotubes. Imine-linked macrocycles were recently found to assemble into high-aspect ratio (>10<sup>3</sup>), lyotropic nanotubes in the presence of excess acid. Yet these harsh conditions are incompatible with many functional groups and processing methods, and lower acid loadings instead catalyze macrocycle degradation. Here we report pyridine-2,6-diimine-linked macrocycles that assemble into high-aspect ratio nanotubes in the presence of less than 1 equiv of CF<sub>3</sub>CO<sub>2</sub>H per macrocycle. Analysis by gel permeation chromatography and fluorescence spectroscopy revealed a cooperative self-assembly mechanism. Nanofibers obtained by touch-spinning the pyridinium-based nanotubes exhibit Young’s moduli of 1.48 GPa, which exceeds that of many synthetic polymers and biological filaments. These findings will enable the design of structurally diverse nanotubes from synthetically accessible macrocycles. </p>

Two Decanuclear DyIIIxCoII10–x (x = 2, 4) Nanoclusters: Structure, Assembly Mechanism, and Magnetic Properties

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 4904-4914
Author(s):  
Shui Yu ◽  
Hai-Ling Wang ◽  
Zilu Chen ◽  
Hua-Hong Zou ◽  
Huancheng Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Assembly Mechanism ◽  
Structure Assembly

scholarly journals Millimeter-Scale Zn(3-ptz)2 Metal–Organic Framework Single Crystals: Self-Assembly Mechanism and Growth Kinetics

ACS Omega ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan M. Garcia-Garfido ◽  
Javier Enríquez ◽  
Ignacio Chi-Durán ◽  
Iván Jara ◽  
Leonardo Vivas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystals ◽  
Growth Kinetics ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Metal Organic Framework ◽  
Assembly Mechanism ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Organic Framework

Ultrastructural characterization of a pigment mutant of the red alga Palmaria palmata

1984 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 1101-1107 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Pueschel ◽  
J. P. van der Meer
Keyword(s):  
Red Alga ◽  
Palmaria Palmata ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Ultrastructural Examination ◽  
Dark Treatment ◽  
Prolamellar Bodies ◽  
Ultrastructural Characterization ◽  
Wild Type Control

Ultrastructural examination of a green-pigmented mutant of the red alga Palmaria palmata (L.) O. Kuntze revealed unusual features of the chloroplasts. Encircling peripheral thylakoids, characteristic of the wild-type plastids and florideophyte plastids generally, were lacking. Parallel evenly spaced thylakoids occurred in groups, leaving large volumes of thylakoid-free stroma. Irregularly shaped, electron-dense inclusions with an amorphous substructure and diameters up to 3 μm occurred in some plastids. Cells of the sporeling holdfasts contained structures resembling prolamellar bodies. Attempts to induce formation of prolamellar bodies in blades by dark treatment for 5 weeks were unsuccessful. However, some plastids did develop highly corrugated thylakoids with the crests of one thylakoid apposed to the troughs of the adjacent thylakoid. Thylakoid morphology of the wild-type control was not altered by the absence of light.

scholarly journals Role of Amino-Terminal Domain in the Assembly Mechanism of Kainate-Subtype Glutamate Receptor Ion Channels

2014 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
pp. 151a
Author(s):  
Sagar Chittori ◽  
Janesh Kumar ◽  
Suvendu Lomash ◽  
Huaying Zhao ◽  
Peter Schuck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ion Channels ◽  
Glutamate Receptor ◽  
Amino Terminal ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
Assembly Mechanism ◽  
Amino Terminal Domain
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