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Harnessing the peptide code of bilingual biopolymers to control assembly and RNA localizat — NSF Award to Washington University (M

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: Nucleic acids and proteins are both incredibly powerful in their ability to encode information and perform specific functions, yet they each benefit from unique advantages with regard to designability and breadth of function. To date, synthetic polymers seeking to mimic these natural biopolymers

Award titleHarnessing the peptide code of bilingual biopolymers to control assembly and RNA localizat
Award ID2532420
AwardeeWashington University
CitySAINT LOUIS
StateMO
Amount obligated$430,000
Principal investigatorJennifer Heemstra
ProgramBIOMATERIALS PROGRAM
Start date10/01/2025
AbstractNON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: Nucleic acids and proteins are both incredibly powerful in their ability to encode information and perform specific functions, yet they each benefit from unique advantages with regard to designability and breadth of function. To date, synthetic polymers seeking to mimic these natural biopolymers only take advantage of a single code – either nucleic acid or protein. The proposed work explores "bilingual biopolymers" as a novel class of biomolecules that are able to simultan
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