Table 1.

Summary of the classes of assembling peptides reviewed here, including the peptide family, the class of assembling peptide to which the family belongs, and selected key references.

Peptide family	Type	Examples sequences	Ref.
EAK16	Amphipathic β-sheet	Ac-(AEAEAKAK)2-NH2	16, 38
RADA16	Amphipathic β-sheet	Ac-(RARADADA)2-NH2	38, 44, 45
KFE	Amphipathic β-sheet	Ac-(FKFE)3-NH2	33, 88, 89
MAX	Amphipathic β-sheet	Ac-VKVKVKVKVDPPTKVKVKVKV-NH2	17, 18, 48, 49
E1Y9	Amphipathic β-sheet	Ac-EYEYKYEYKY-NH2	50, 51
Q11	Amphipathic β-sheet	Ac-QQKFQFQFEQQ-NH2	52–55
Diphenylalanine	Short aromatic β-sheet	Ac-FF-COOH	69, 70, 71,73, 79
Tripeptides	Short aromatic β-sheet	YFD, FYD, DFY, DYF, KYF, KYY, KFF, KYW	80–82
RAPID	Short aromatic β-sheet	KYFIL, AYFIL, KYFAL	32, 83
Metal-ion binding	Metal-ion induced β-sheet	Pyrene-CGPC, ILVAGH, GQ(PHGGGWQG)4CG	35, 97–99
Coiled coils	Helical	Ac-GYK(IAALKEK)2-IAALKEG-NH2, Ac-GYE(IAALEKE)2-IAALEKG-NH2	27, 105, 108–111, 114, 115
Collagen-like	Helical	Ac-(GPO)8-GG-NH2, Ac-(GPO)3-GAO-(GPO)4-GG-NH2	139–142
Peptide amphiphiles	Lipid-tail β-sheet	Lipid-CCCCGGGJRGD, Lipid-GGGGGGGERGDS	166–168, 171,172
Block copolypeptides	Multiple	K180L20, K180L40K180	181–184
Elastin-like peptides	Intrinsically disordered	VPGPG	188–190, 192, 193, 201,202