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ArticleBiomolecules2026

An Engineered clMagR Tetramer with Enhanced Magnetism for Magnetic Manipulation.

Peng Zhang, Xiujuan Zhou, Shenting Zhang, Peilin Yang, Zhu-An Xu, Xin Zhang, Junfeng Wang, Tiantian Cai, Yuebin Zhang, Can Xie

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Article in Biomolecules, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Peng ZhangHigh Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China.
Xiujuan ZhouInstitute of Vegetables, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230001, China.
Shenting ZhangInterdisciplinary Research Center for Biology and Chemistry, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China.
Peilin YangState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Zhu-An XuSchool of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Xin ZhangHigh Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3499-2189
Junfeng WangHigh Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9608-6851
Tiantian CaiInstitute of Quantum Sensing, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
Yuebin ZhangInterdisciplinary Research Center for Biology and Chemistry, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China.
Can XieInstitute of Quantum Sensing, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7412-3236

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 22373101National Natural Science Foundation of China 32471354National Natural Science Foundation of China T2350005
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Abstract

Biological manipulation via physical stimuli such as light and magnetism has become a central goal in modern biotechnology. Among these modalities, magnetic fields offer unique advantages, including deep tissue penetration and untethered interventions in living systems. An ideal platform for such a magnetogenetic toolkit would be a genetically encodable protein with tunable magnetic features under physiological conditions. However, the development of such tools has been hindered by the lack of robust and stable protein scaffolds with strong intrinsic magnetic properties. Inspired by animal magnetoreception in nature, here, we rationally designed and systematically screened single-chain variants of the magnetoreceptor MagR. Through nine iterative rounds of design and experimental validation, we generated 25 constructs and ultimately identified a stable single-chain-dimer-based-tetramer, SDT-MagR, as the optimal magnetic molecular platform. This engineered protein exhibits exceptional structural stability and state-dependent magnetic behavior, showing ferrimagnetic-like characteristics in the solid state and paramagnetic behavior in solution. With enhanced magnetic susceptibility, purified SDT-MagR can be directly attracted by a magnet in vitro, establishing it as a promising new platform for future biomagnetic manipulation and magnetogenetics applications.

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Protein EngineeringAnimalsMagnetic FieldsMagneticsProtein Multimerizationbiomagnetic manipulationenhanced magnetismexceptional stabilityMagRSDT-MagR

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PMCPMC13113634

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