Figure 1From: Self-assembled bionanostructures: proteins following the lead of DNA nanostructures Some features of self-assembled DNA- and protein nanostructures. Natural proteins comprise 20 amino acid residues with diverse properties in comparison to only 4 structurally similar nucleotides, building elements of nucleic acids. The advantages of protein nanostructures include also cheaper manufacturing of building blocks, as well as the multiple cooperative interactions that govering protein nanostructures.Back to article page