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- Bacterial microcompartments are specialized organelles in prokaryotic cells that contain enzymes working together in a limited space, contributing to various metabolic processes.
- These structures present a potential model for creating biosynthetic nanoreactors, which are small-scale systems for biochemical reactions.
- Understanding the interactions of the components within these microcompartments is essential for engineering new materials and functionalities, aided by advances in biophysical techniques that reveal their structural and functional details.
Article Abstract
Bacterial microcompartments represent a modular class of prokaryotic organelles associated with metabolic processes. They harbor a congregation of enzymes that work in cascade within a small, confined volume. These sophisticated nano-engineered crafts of nature offer a tempting paradigm for the fabrication of biosynthetic nanoreactors. Repurposing bacterial microcompartments to develop nanostructures with desired functions requires a careful manipulation in their structural makeup and composition. This calls for a comprehensive understanding of all the interactions of the physical components which frame such molecular architectures. Over recent years, several biophysical techniques have been essential in illuminating the role played by bacterial microcompartments within cells, and have revealed crucial details regarding the morphology, physical properties and functions of their constituent proteins. This has promoted contemplation of ideas for engineering microcompartments inspired biomaterials with novel features and functions.
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