Water soluble 2D crystalline monolayers of fullerenes grow on planar assemblies of engineered consensus tetratricopeptide repeat proteins. Designed fullerene-coordinating tyrosine clamps on the protein introduce specific fullerene binding sites, which facilitate fullerene nucleation. Through reciprocal interactions between the components, the hybrid material assembles into two-dimensional 2 nm thick structures with crystalline order, that conduct photo-generated charges. Thus, the protein-fullerene hybrid material is a demonstration of the developments toward functional materials with protein-based precision control of functional elements.

中文翻译：

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蛋白质定向的结晶二维富勒烯组装体。

富勒烯的水溶性2D晶体单分子层在工程共有四肽重复蛋白的平面组装体上生长。在蛋白质上设计的富勒烯配位酪氨酸钳位引入了特定的富勒烯结合位点，有助于富勒烯成核。通过组件之间的交互作用，杂化材料组装成具有晶序的二维2 nm厚的二维结构，可传导光生电荷。因此，蛋白质-富勒烯杂化材料是功能性材料向蛋白质的精确控制的基础上发展的证明。