Fig. 3
From: Hierarchical self-assembly and emergent function of densely glycosylated peptide nanofibers
Hierarchical self-assembly of glycosylated peptides depends on hydroxyl moieties. AcGQ11 forms a self-supporting hydrogels that b were weakly birefringent when viewed under cross-polarizers. c AcGQ11 hydrogels consist of randomly arranged nanofibers when viewed using field-emission scanning electron microscope (scale bar = 1 μm). SAXS d 2D scatter plot, e radial, and f angular intensity profiles suggest random distribution of AcGQ11 nanofibers relative to GQ11 nanofibers. g AcGQ11 nanofibers were dispersed in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and did not align in the presence of Ficoll. h TQ11 and i SQ11 nanofibers showed a tendency to aggregate in PBS and did not align in the presence of Ficoll. j LacNAcQ11 and k LacDiNAcQ11 nanofibers were dispersed in PBS; however, only LacNAcQ11 nanofibers aligned in the presence of Ficoll (scale bar = 100 nm in g–k)
