Three flexible α,ω-bis(5,6-dimethylbenzimidazolyl)alkane ligands with different spacers were reacted with CdX2 (X = Cl, Br, I) hydrothermally, resulting in three coordination architectures, namely [CdI2(L)]n (1), [CdBr2(L)]n (2), and Cd2Cl4(L)2 (3) [L1 = 1,3-bis(5,6dimethylbenzimidazole)propane, L2 = 1,5-bis(5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole)pentane, L3 = 1,6bis(5,6-dimethylbenzimidazole)hexane]. They ...

Interactions between proteins frequently involve recognition sequences based on multivalent binding events. Dimeric 14-3-3 adapter proteins are a prominent example and typically bind partner proteins in a phosphorylation-dependent mono- or bivalent manner. Herein we describe the development of a cucurbit[8]uril (Q8)-based supramolecular system, which in conjunction with the 14-3-3 protein dimer...

The assembly of supramolecular complexes in multidomain scaffold proteins is crucial for the control of cell polarity. The scaffold protein of protein associated with Lin-7 1 (Pals1) forms a complex with two other scaffold proteins, Pals-associated tight junction protein (Patj) and mammalian homolog-2 of Lin-7 (Mals2), through its tandem Lin-2 and Lin-7 (L27) domains to regulate apical-basal po...

A facile bottom-up approach for the controlled self-assembly of infinite strontium vanadium oxide chains is presented. Two novel one-dimensional strontium-linked polyoxovanadate chains have been isolated by linkage of decavanadate clusters with strontium(ii) ions. To control the architecture dimensions, urea was used as a critical control parameter which allowed tuning of the intra- and intermo...

The elucidation of the three dimensional structure of biological macromolecules has provided an important contribution to our current understanding of many basic mechanisms involved in life processes. This enormous impact largely results from the ability of X-ray crystallography to provide accurate structural details at atomic resolution that are a prerequisite for a deeper insight on the way i...

Crystal packing and chromophore communication are key parameters for the performance functionality of many applications related to light-energy harvesting conversion. However, obtaining crystals flexible very soluble structures is troublesome. Nevertheless, a crystal structure highly perylene-3,4 : 9,10-tetracarboxylic acid bisimide (PBI) cyclophane was obtained analysed compare arrangement in ...