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Foldamer–protein pair unlocks precise building blocks for artificial molecular materials

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What to know about Foldamer–protein pair unlocks precise building blocks for artificial molecular materials

Researchers from LMU and other institutions have developed an artificial protein-foldamer pair that binds with high affinity and structural precision. This discovery allows for the creation of modular molecular architectures, including ring-shaped and zigzag networks, with potential applications in producing porous artificial materials.

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Foldamer–protein pair unlocks precise building blocks for artificial molecular materials Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Robert Egan Senior Editor Proteins form complex three-dimensional shapes and can join together to create larger structures.

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Researchers want to use these properties to make artificial materials.

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However, arranging proteins and synthetic molecules together with a high level of structural precision is no easy task.

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Researchers from LMU and other institutions have developed an artificial protein-foldamer pair that binds with high affinity and structural precision. This discovery allows for the creation of modular molecular architectures, including ring-shaped and zigzag networks, with potential applications in producing porous artificial materials.

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Claim 1: “it was possible to configure protein dimers so they could bind two foldamers.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim about protein dimers binding two foldamers.
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Claim 2: “The right-handed P-helix of the foldamer binds C10 with great strength, whereas no binding was detected for the left-handed M-helix.”
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Two independent sources confirm that the right-handed P-helix binds C10 with strength/nanomolar affinity, while the left-handed M-helix shows no binding.
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web search NEUTRAL — The structure of the foldamer under different conditions can be determined computationally and then verified experimentally. Changes in the temperature, solvent viscosity, pressure, pH, and salt conce…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foldamer
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web search NEUTRAL — The right-handed P-helix of the foldamer binds C10 with great strength, whereas no binding was detected for the left-handed M-helix. The protein and foldamer are in contact with each other over a larg…
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-foldamerprotein-pair-precise-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — Biolayer interferometry showed that C10 bound the right-handed P-helix of the foldamer with nanomolar affinity, while no binding was detected for the left-handed M-helix. “A specifically selected prot…
https://theanalyticalscientist.com/issues/2026/articles/augu…
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Claim 3: “After four rounds of selection, the team identified variant C10 of a protein scaffold known as Nanofitin.”
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Multiple sources explicitly mention that after four rounds of selection, variant C10 of the Nanofitin scaffold was identified.
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web search NEUTRAL — The researchers were looking for a protein that would be the right counterpart for this foldamer.After four rounds of selection, the team identified variant C10 of a protein scaffold known as Nanofiti…
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-foldamerprotein-pair-precise-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — Using ribosome display, the researchers screened protein variants against the foldamer and identified C10, a variant of the Nanofitin scaffold.
https://theanalyticalscientist.com/issues/2026/articles/augu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Open Data LMU. 10.5282/ubm/data.818. Supplement to the manuscript "An artificial protein-foldamer supramolecular synthon for self-assembled hybrid architectures" - BLI raw data of Nanofitin C10-foldam…
https://data.ub.uni-muenchen.de/818/
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Claim 4: “Researchers led by Ivan Huc, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy at LMU, have teamed up with colleagues from Berlin, Bordeaux and Nantes to develop an artificial protein–foldamer pair”
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Multiple independent web sources (LMU Munich and other science news outlets) confirm that Professor Ivan Huc and colleagues from Berlin, Bordeaux, and Nantes developed an artificial protein-foldamer pair.
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web search NEUTRAL — Researchers led by Professor Ivan Huc from the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy at LMU have teamed up with colleagues from Berlin, Bordeaux and Nantes to develop an artificial protein-foldamer pai…
https://www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-overview/news/new-buildi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Researchers led by Ivan Huc, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy at LMU, have teamed up with colleagues from Berlin, Bordeaux and Nantes to develop an artificial protein–foldamer p…
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-foldamerprotein-pair-precise-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — Foldamers/Biomolecules interactions. Synthetic foldamers, due to their medium size (typically in the 0.5-5 kDa range) and well-defined structure in solution, appear as potent candidates to serve as sc…
https://huc.cup.uni-muenchen.de/research/
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Claim 5: “The length of the foldamer determines, for example, the spacing and spatial orientation of the bound proteins.”
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Claim 6: “The largest cavities could theoretically accommodate spherical objects, for example, nanoparticles or large molecules, with a diameter of about 5 nanometers.”
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Claim 7: “The researchers also analyzed larger complexes using mass spectrometry.”
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Only the LMU Munich source explicitly mentions the use of mass spectrometry for analyzing larger complexes; other results provided were irrelevant (Zhihu).
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web search NEUTRAL — 知乎 （NYSE： ZH 、 港交所： 2390）是一家 中國大陸 的 问答网站 [1]，创立于2011年1月26日，产品形态与 美国 在线问答网站 Quora 类似 [6]。 “知乎”在 文言文 中意为“知道吗” [7]。 2012年2月底，知乎使用“发现更大的世界”作为其宣传口号。 截至2017年9月20日，知乎注册用户数超1亿，日活跃用户量达2600万，人均日访问时长1小时，月浏览量180亿…
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Claim 8: “Johannes Sigl et al, A protein–foldamer supramolecular synthon for self-assembled hybrid architectures, Nature Chemistry (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41557-026-02222-6”
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Claim 9: “A foldamer constructed in this way was able to bind two proteins separately from one another.”
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The provided evidence for this claim discusses general protein separation (SDS-PAGE) or general multivalent binding, but does not confirm that this specific foldamer bound two proteins separately.
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web search NEUTRAL — Molecules constructed with a second binding site would be expected to show an increase in affinity for the particular receptor or possibly an increase in selectivity since the second interaction may a…
https://sites.uclouvain.be/semiphar/Multivalent-binding2001.…
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web search NEUTRAL — Proteins in a sample can be separated based on size by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), and then the proteins can be transferred to a membrane for Western blot ana…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhY9LFY_CRs
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web search NEUTRAL — Without a doubt, protein purification has been an important process in protein research, particularly for investigating the function and structure of a protein. To help you prepare for protein purific…
https://www.goldbio.com/blogs/articles/how-column-chromatogr…
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Claim 10: “The team investigated how the protein and foldamer fit together structurally using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography”
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Multiple sources confirm the use of NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography to analyze the structural fit.
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web search NEUTRAL — The team used nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography to determine how the two components fit together.
https://theanalyticalscientist.com/issues/2026/articles/augu…
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web search NEUTRAL — X-ray crystallography is the experimental science of determining the atomic and molecular structure of a crystal, in which the structure causes a beam of incident X-rays to diffract in specific direct…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray_crystallography
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web search NEUTRAL — The team investigated how the protein and foldamer structurally fit together using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography, among other techniques. The researchers also…
https://www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-overview/news/new-buildi…
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Claim 11: “In their research, they used ribosome display, a biochemical method that identifies protein–protein interactions among hundreds of billions of different protein variants”
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Multiple sources confirm the use of ribosome display to identify protein-foldamer interactions among billions of variants.
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Claim 12: “The team has now presented the results in the journal Nature Chemistry.”
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The evidence explicitly cites the publication 'A protein–foldamer supramolecular synthon for self-assembled hybrid architectures' in the journal Nature Chemistry.
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web search NEUTRAL — Publication details. Johannes Sigl et al, A protein–foldamer supramolecular synthon for self-assembled hybrid architectures, Nature Chemistry (2026).
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-foldamerprotein-pair-precise-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — In their research, they used ribosome display, a biochemical method for identifying protein-protein interactions out of hundreds of billions of different protein variants and that proved to work for f…
https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=70064.php
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web search NEUTRAL — Nature Chemistry offers a unique mix of news and reviews alongside top-quality research papers. Published monthly, in print and online, the journal reflects the entire spectrum of chemistry, pure and …
https://www.nature.com/nchem/?error=cookies_not_supported&co…
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Claim 13: “ring-shaped architectures and a one-dimensional, zigzag-shaped network were created in crystals.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding ring-shaped architectures or zigzag-shaped networks in crystals.
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