The researchers said the discovery was 'totally unlike' anything they had ever seen before.
In a first, scientists have stumbled across a natural protein that follows a mathematical pattern of self-similarity called a fractal. The peculiar protein changes our understanding of self-assembly in nature and demonstrates the impressive potential of molecular evolution.Fractals are a visual expression of a repeating pattern or formula that starts out simple and gets progressively more complex.
The enzyme itself is not rare—our bodies have their own version of citrate synthase that is involved in cellular energy production. However, this particular form of citrate synthase has a slightly different structure from our own, allowing it to spontaneously assemble into the unusual repeating pattern seen by the researchers.Exactly why this protein evolved to produce this pattern is still unclear.
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