Tyrosine residues mediate supercontraction in biomimetic spider silk

Exposing spider silk to wet conditions can cause supercontraction. Here, tyrosine amino acid residues within the amorphous regions are found to contribute to supercontraction, which can be controlled by protein engineering.

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Autores principales:	Gabriele Greco, Tina Arndt, Benjamin Schmuck, Juanita Francis, Fredrik G. Bäcklund, Olga Shilkova, Andreas Barth, Nathalie Gonska, Gulaim Seisenbaeva, Vadim Kessler, Jan Johansson, Nicola M. Pugno, Anna Rising
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials TA401-492
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/752992885ef7421bb1e0963b5371a72e
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:752992885ef7421bb1e0963b5371a72e2021-12-02T15:51:08ZTyrosine residues mediate supercontraction in biomimetic spider silk10.1038/s43246-021-00147-w2662-4443https://doaj.org/article/752992885ef7421bb1e0963b5371a72e2021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00147-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2662-4443Exposing spider silk to wet conditions can cause supercontraction. Here, tyrosine amino acid residues within the amorphous regions are found to contribute to supercontraction, which can be controlled by protein engineering.Gabriele GrecoTina ArndtBenjamin SchmuckJuanita FrancisFredrik G. BäcklundOlga ShilkovaAndreas BarthNathalie GonskaGulaim SeisenbaevaVadim KesslerJan JohanssonNicola M. PugnoAnna RisingNature PortfolioarticleMaterials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materialsTA401-492ENCommunications Materials, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
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topic	Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials TA401-492
spellingShingle	Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials TA401-492 Gabriele Greco Tina Arndt Benjamin Schmuck Juanita Francis Fredrik G. Bäcklund Olga Shilkova Andreas Barth Nathalie Gonska Gulaim Seisenbaeva Vadim Kessler Jan Johansson Nicola M. Pugno Anna Rising Tyrosine residues mediate supercontraction in biomimetic spider silk
description	Exposing spider silk to wet conditions can cause supercontraction. Here, tyrosine amino acid residues within the amorphous regions are found to contribute to supercontraction, which can be controlled by protein engineering.
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author	Gabriele Greco Tina Arndt Benjamin Schmuck Juanita Francis Fredrik G. Bäcklund Olga Shilkova Andreas Barth Nathalie Gonska Gulaim Seisenbaeva Vadim Kessler Jan Johansson Nicola M. Pugno Anna Rising
author_facet	Gabriele Greco Tina Arndt Benjamin Schmuck Juanita Francis Fredrik G. Bäcklund Olga Shilkova Andreas Barth Nathalie Gonska Gulaim Seisenbaeva Vadim Kessler Jan Johansson Nicola M. Pugno Anna Rising
author_sort	Gabriele Greco
title	Tyrosine residues mediate supercontraction in biomimetic spider silk
title_short	Tyrosine residues mediate supercontraction in biomimetic spider silk
title_full	Tyrosine residues mediate supercontraction in biomimetic spider silk
title_fullStr	Tyrosine residues mediate supercontraction in biomimetic spider silk
title_full_unstemmed	Tyrosine residues mediate supercontraction in biomimetic spider silk
title_sort	tyrosine residues mediate supercontraction in biomimetic spider silk
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/752992885ef7421bb1e0963b5371a72e
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Tyrosine residues mediate supercontraction in biomimetic spider silk

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