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. 2011 Dec;22(6):824–831. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2011.05.510

Table 1.

Nanobiotechnological applications of recombinant S-layer fusion proteins

Application S-layer moiety Genetically fused functionality Length of function
Sensor technology and diagnostics SbpA, SbsB Core-streptavidin 118 aa
SbpA, SbsB Mimotope of Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) epitope F1 20 aa
SbpA ZZ, IgG-binding domain of Protein A 116 aa
SbpA cAb, Heavy chain camel antibody 117 aa



Vaccine development SbpA, SbsC Major birch pollen allergen (Bet v1) 116 aa
SbsA H. influenzae antigen (Omp26) 200 aa
SlpA Antigenic poliovirus epitope (VP1) 11 aa
SlpA Human c-myc proto-oncogene 10 aa
SLH-EA1, SLH-Sap Levansucrase of B. subtilis 473 aa
SLH-EA1 Tetanus toxin fragment C (ToxC) of C. tetani 451 aa
RsaA P. aeruginosa strain K pilin 12 aa
RsaA IHNV glycoprotein 184 aa
RsaA IgG-binding domain of Protein G GB1xs
RsaA Domain 1 of HIV receptor CD4 81 aa
RsaA MIP1α ligand for HIV coreceptor CCR5 70 aa



Immobilized biocatalysts SbpA Hyperthermophilic enzyme laminarinase (LamA) 263 aa
SgsE Glucose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase (RmlA) 299 aa
RsaA Beta-1,4-glycanase (Cex) 485 aa



Fluorescent biomakers SbpA Enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) 238 aa 240 aa
SgsE Enhanced cyan fluorescent protein (ECFP) 240 aa
SgsE Enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) 240 aa
SgsE Yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) 225 aa
SgsE Monomeric red fluorescent protein (RFP1)



Nanoparticle arrays SbpA Incorporated cysteine residues 3 aa
Biosorption of heavy metals RsaA His-tag, affinity tag 6 aa

S-layer proteins: SbsB of Geobacillus stearothermophilus PV72/p2, SbpA of Lysinibacillus sphaericus CCM 2177, SbsC of Geobacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 12980, SgsE of Geobacillus stearothermophilus NRS 2004/3a, SbsA of Geobacillus stearothermophilus PV72/p6, SlpA of Lactobacillus brevis ATCC 8287, SLH (S-layer homology domain) of EA1 or Sap of Bacillus anthracis, RsaA of Caulobacter crescentus CB15A. For review see [12,13,51].