Microbial production of megadalton titin yields fibers with advantageous mechanical properties
Here, the authors engineer microbial production of muscle titin fibers with highly desirable mechanical properties and provide structural analyses that explain the molecular mechanisms underlying high performance of this polymer with potential uses in biomedicine and textile industries, among others...
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Main Authors: | Christopher H. Bowen, Cameron J. Sargent, Ao Wang, Yaguang Zhu, Xinyuan Chang, Jingyao Li, Xinyue Mu, Jonathan M. Galazka, Young-Shin Jun, Sinan Keten, Fuzhong Zhang |
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Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/fcec6bb599ba4980838112abffb375bc |
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