Composition and hierarchical organisation of a spider silk.

Albeit silks are fairly well understood on a molecular level, their hierarchical organisation and the full complexity of constituents in the spun fibre remain poorly defined. Here we link morphological defined structural elements in dragline silk of Nephila clavipes to their biochemical composition...

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Autores principales:	Alexander Sponner, Wolfram Vater, Shamci Monajembashi, Eberhard Unger, Frank Grosse, Klaus Weisshart
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:77893c26bca44120981492b78707ef0c2021-11-25T06:10:45ZComposition and hierarchical organisation of a spider silk.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0000998https://doaj.org/article/77893c26bca44120981492b78707ef0c2007-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000998https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Albeit silks are fairly well understood on a molecular level, their hierarchical organisation and the full complexity of constituents in the spun fibre remain poorly defined. Here we link morphological defined structural elements in dragline silk of Nephila clavipes to their biochemical composition and physicochemical properties. Five layers of different make-ups could be distinguished. Of these only the two core layers contained the known silk proteins, but all can vitally contribute to the mechanical performance or properties of the silk fibre. Understanding the composite nature of silk and its supra-molecular organisation will open avenues in the production of high performance fibres based on artificially spun silk material.Alexander SponnerWolfram VaterShamci MonajembashiEberhard UngerFrank GrosseKlaus WeisshartPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 2, Iss 10, p e998 (2007)
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description	Albeit silks are fairly well understood on a molecular level, their hierarchical organisation and the full complexity of constituents in the spun fibre remain poorly defined. Here we link morphological defined structural elements in dragline silk of Nephila clavipes to their biochemical composition and physicochemical properties. Five layers of different make-ups could be distinguished. Of these only the two core layers contained the known silk proteins, but all can vitally contribute to the mechanical performance or properties of the silk fibre. Understanding the composite nature of silk and its supra-molecular organisation will open avenues in the production of high performance fibres based on artificially spun silk material.
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author	Alexander Sponner Wolfram Vater Shamci Monajembashi Eberhard Unger Frank Grosse Klaus Weisshart
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title	Composition and hierarchical organisation of a spider silk.
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title_full_unstemmed	Composition and hierarchical organisation of a spider silk.
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Composition and hierarchical organisation of a spider silk.

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