The liquid structure of elastin
The protein elastin imparts extensibility, elastic recoil, and resilience to tissues including arterial walls, skin, lung alveoli, and the uterus. Elastin and elastin-like peptides are hydrophobic, disordered, and undergo liquid-liquid phase separation upon self-assembly. Despite extensive study, th...
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2017-11-01
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/26526 |