Four-stranded coiled-coil elastic protein in the byssus of the giant clam, Tridacna maxima by Miserez, Ali, Li, Youli, Cagnon, Joel, Waite, J. Herbert, Weaver, James C.

“…An elastic protein with a secondary structure distinct from all well-known load-bearing proteins is found in the byssus of the giant clam, Tridacna maxima. The byssus consists of a bundle of hundreds of individual threads, each measuring about about 100 μm in diameter, which exhibit a tendon-like mechanical response. …”
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Mussel adhesion is dictated by time-regulated secretion and molecular conformation of mussel adhesive proteins by Petrone, Luigi, Kumar, Akshita, Sutanto, Clarinda N., Patil, Navinkumar J., Kannan, Srinivasaraghavan, Palaniappan, Alagappan, Amini, Shahrouz, Zappone, Bruno, Verma, Chandra, Miserez, Ali

“…Notwithstanding this obstacle, the Asian green mussel Perna viridis attaches firmly to underwater surfaces via a proteinaceous secretion (byssus). Extending beyond the currently known design principles of mussel adhesion, here we elucidate the precise time-regulated secretion of P. viridis mussel adhesive proteins. …”
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