ReviewChembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology2024
The Structural Diversity of Encapsulin Protein Shells.
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- A permeable protein nanocage enables facile cargo loading and cytosolic protein delivery.Nature communications · 2026Article
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- Many paths, similar destinations: viruses and bacterial microcompartments form polyhedra inside cells.Journal of virology · 2026Review
- A permeable protein nanocage enables facile cargo loading and cytosolic protein delivery.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Encapsulins in Terpene Biosynthesis: Enzyme Nanoreactors in Bacterial Secondary Metabolism.Biochemistry · 2026Review
- Molecular Mechanisms and Biomedical Applications of Ferritin Nanocages: A Comprehensive Review of Self-Assembly, Engineering, and Multifunctional Delivery Platforms.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
- Delay-facilitated self-assembly in compartmentalized systems.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Controlling nanocage assembly, towards developing a one-health "plug & play" platform for targeted therapy.Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) · 2025Review
- Encapsulins: catalysis inside a shell.Current opinion in microbiology · 2025Review
- Structural and Biochemical Characterization of a Widespread Enterobacterial Peroxidase Encapsulin.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- In situ and in vitro cryo-EM reveal structures of mycobacterial encapsulin assembly intermediates.Communications biology · 2025Article
- The Structural Diversity of Encapsulin Protein Shells.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2024Review
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Abstract
Subcellular compartmentalization is a universal feature of all cells. Spatially distinct compartments, be they lipid- or protein-based, enable cells to optimize local reaction environments, store nutrients, and sequester toxic processes. Prokaryotes generally lack intracellular membrane systems and usually rely on protein-based compartments and organelles to regulate and optimize their metabolism. Encapsulins are one of the most diverse and widespread classes of prokaryotic protein compartments. They self-assemble into icosahedral protein shells and are able to specifically internalize dedicated cargo enzymes. This review discusses the structural diversity of encapsulin protein shells, focusing on shell assembly, symmetry, and dynamics. The properties and functions of pores found within encapsulin shells will also be discussed. In addition, fusion and insertion domains embedded within encapsulin shell protomers will be highlighted. Finally, future research directions for basic encapsulin biology, with a focus on the structural understand of encapsulins, are briefly outlined.
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