Tyrosine residues mediate supercontraction in biomimetic spider silk

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-04-01
Series:Communications Materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00147-w

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00147-w

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