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 |
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/752992885ef7421bb1e0963b5371a72e |
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