Instruct: Identify the main category of Biorxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Predicting Protein Function and Orientation on a Gold Nanoparticle Surface Using a Residue-Based Affinity Scale The orientation adopted by proteins on nanoparticle surfaces determines the nanoparticles bioactivity and its interactions with living systems. Here, we present a residue-based affinity scale for predicting protein orientation on citrate-gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). Competitive binding between protein variants accounts for thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of adsorption in this scale. For hydrophobic residues, the steric considerations dominate, whereas electrostatic interactions are critical for hydrophilic residues. The scale rationalizes the well-defined binding orientation of the small GB3 protein, and it subsequently predicts the orientation and active site accessibility of two enzymes on AuNPs. Additionally, our approach accounts for the AuNP-bound activity of five out of six additional enzymes from the literature. The model developed here enables high-throughput predictions of protein behavior on nanoparticles, and it enhances our understanding of protein orientation in the biomolecular corona, which should greatly enhance the performance and safety of nanomedicines used in vivo.
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The categories of this paper are: neuroscience
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The categories of this paper are: cognition
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The categories of this paper are: genomics
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The categories of this paper are: physiology
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The categories of this paper are: biochemistry
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The categories of this paper are: bioengineering
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The categories of this paper are: epidemiology
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The categories of this paper are: animal
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The categories of this paper are: and
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The categories of this paper are: biology
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The categories of this paper are: microbiology
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The categories of this paper are: pharmacology
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The categories of this paper are: zoology
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The categories of this paper are: behavior
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The categories of this paper are: immunology
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The categories of this paper are: cell