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ArticleBiomacromolecules2026

Supramolecular Assembly of Collagen-Mimetic Peptide D-Periodic Fibrils and Nanoassemblies.

Carson C Cole, Mark A B Kreutzberger, Kevin Klein, Kiana A Cahue, Brett H Pogostin, Adam C Farsheed, Joseph W R Swain, Thi H Bui, Arghadip Dey, Jonathan T Makhoul and 6 more

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Article in Biomacromolecules, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Chemical Crosslinking of Acid Soluble Collagen Fibres.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Carson C ColeDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-7573-1882
Mark A B KreutzbergerDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Box 800733, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, United States.
Kevin KleinDivision of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg 3400, Austria.
Kiana A CahueDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States.
Brett H PogostinDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1462-4442
Adam C FarsheedDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0310-2144
Joseph W R SwainDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States.
Thi H BuiDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States.
Arghadip DeyDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States.
Jonathan T MakhoulDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States.ORCID 0009-0006-0996-7914
Marija DubackicPhysical Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-9037-828X
Antara PalDepartment of Physics, Stockholm University, Stockholm 11419, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-8998-6771
Ulf OlssonPhysical Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-2200-1605
Anđela ŠarićDivision of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg 3400, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-7854-2139
Edward H EgelmanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Box 800733, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4844-5212
Jeffrey D HartgerinkDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3186-5395

Funding

Cryo-EM of Helical Protein and Nucleoprotein Polymers at Near Atomic ResolutionR35GM122510 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI EDWARD H. EGELMAN · 2017 to 2026
$7.3M
300 keV Liquid Helium Robotic MicroscopeS10RR025067 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI EGELMAN, EDWARD H. · 2009 to 2009
$2.0M
NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR025067NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM122510
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The collagen triple helix assembles hierarchically into bundled oligomers, solvated networks, and fibers. Synthetic peptide assemblies, driven by supramolecular interactions, can form single triple helices through intrahelical amino acid pairs; however, the principles guiding interhelical associations into higher-order structures remain unclear. Here, we incorporate cation-π and electrostatic charge pairs to probe interhelical interactions and elucidate the mechanisms driving triple helix assembly into fibrils, nanotubes, and nanosheets. Introducing cation-π pairs into a fibrillating collagen mimetic resulted in D-periodic fibrils with pH-sensitive gelation. By alternating the presentation of electrostatic and cation-π pairs, the assembly of another D-periodic fibril featuring inner and outer triple-helical layers was resolved by cryo electron microscopy to a resolution of 8 Å. At physiological pH, antiparallel association of these triple helices leads to the formation of nanotubes. The packing behavior of triple helices correlates with the interhelical interactions, where parallel associations favor fibril formation and antiparallel interactions drive nanotube and nanosheet assembly. These self-assembling triple-helical peptides demonstrate how packing of higher-order structures can be tailored with supramolecular interactions and establish the relationship of different hierarchical collagen-mimetic assemblies as pH-dependent.

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CollagenNanostructuresPeptidesCryoelectron MicroscopyHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationCollagenPeptides

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PMID41885220
PMCPMC13116474

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