GoKawiilResearchers design peptide nanofibrils with sequence-encoded hexagonal channel structures
A research team synthesized a series of short peptides—including DILT1 through DILT5 and related sequences—using automated solid-phase peptide synthesis to create multichannel nanofibrils. The peptides self-assemble into structures whose lattice geometry is dictated by their specific amino acid sequences, producing hexagonal channel arrangements at the nanoscale.