Figure 16.

The FG Nups exhibit a rich material complexity. In vitro FG Nup behavior is sensitive to experimental design and length scale. Depending on the context, the FG Nups can exhibit different morphologies and materials properties, which can assemble into higher order structures. For instance, macroscopic hydrogels consist of several porous channels enmeshed within a scaffold provided by amyloid filaments. Each porous channel may be lined with FG Nups that bestows the hydrogel NPC-like functionality, as is the case for FG Nups tethered to artificial nanopores. See text for details.