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Many proteins exist naturally as symmetrical homooligomers or homopolymers(1). The emergent structural and functional properties of such protein assemblies have inspired extensive efforts in biomolecular design(2-5). As synthesized by ribosomes, proteins are inherently asymmetric. Thus, they must acquire multiple surface patches that selectively associate to generate the different symmetry elements needed to form higher-order architectures(1,6)-a daunting task for protein design. Here we address this problem using an inorganic chemical approach, whereby multiple modes of protein-protein interactions and symmetry are simultaneously achieved by selective, '
An inorganic chemical approach to biomolecular design is used to generate '