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A conserved spider silk domain acts as a molecular switch that controls fibre assembly

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Hagn, Franz ; Eisoldt, Lukas ; Hardy, John G. ; Vendrely, Charlotte ; Coles, Murray ; Scheibel, Thomas ; Kessler, Horst:
A conserved spider silk domain acts as a molecular switch that controls fibre assembly.
In: Nature. Bd. 465 (2010) Heft 7295 . - S. 239-242.
ISSN 1476-4687
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature08936

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Abstract

A huge variety of proteins are able to form fibrillar structures1, especially at high protein concentrations. Hence, it is surprising that spider silk proteins can be stored in a soluble form at high concentrations and transformed into extremely stable fibres on demand2,3. Silk proteins are reminiscent of amphiphilic block copolymers containing stretches of polyalanine and glycine-rich polar elements forming a repetitive core flanked by highly conserved non-repetitive amino-terminal4,5 and carboxy-terminal6 domains. The N-terminal domain comprises a secretion signal,but further functions remain unassigned. The C-terminal domain was implicated in the control of solubility and fibre formation7 initiated by changes in ionic composition8,9 and mechanical stimuli known to align the repetitive sequence elements and promote b-sheet formation10–14. However, despite recent structural data15, little is knownabout this remarkable behaviour in molecular detail.Here we present the solution structure of the C-terminal domain of a spider dragline silk protein and provide evidence that the structural state of this domain is essential for controlled switching between the storage and assembly forms of silk proteins. In addition,the C-terminal domain also has a role in the alignment of secondary structural features formed by the repetitive elements in the backbone of spider silk proteins, which is known to be important for the mechanical properties of the fibre.

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Institutionen der Universität: Fakultäten
Fakultäten > Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften
Fakultäten > Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften > Lehrstuhl Biomaterialien
Fakultäten > Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften > Lehrstuhl Biomaterialien > Lehrstuhl Biomaterialien - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Scheibel
Profilfelder > Advanced Fields > Neue Materialien
Profilfelder > Advanced Fields > Molekulare Biowissenschaften
Profilfelder > Advanced Fields > Polymer- und Kolloidforschung
Profilfelder > Emerging Fields > Lebensmittel- und Gesundheitswissenschaften
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Profilfelder > Advanced Fields
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Themengebiete aus DDC: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 620 Ingenieurwissenschaften
Eingestellt am: 07 Jul 2015 08:49
Letzte Änderung: 14 Feb 2023 12:38
URI: https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/15978