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Coacervation of the Recombinant Mytilus galloprovincialis Foot Protein-3b

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Wang, Jia ; Scheibel, Thomas:
Coacervation of the Recombinant Mytilus galloprovincialis Foot Protein-3b.
In: Biomacromolecules. Vol. 19 (2018) Issue 9 . - pp. 3612-3619.
ISSN 1526-4602
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00583

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The underwater adhesion of marine mussels is a fascinating example of how proteinaceous adhesives, although water-soluble to begin with, can be used in seawater. Marine mussels adhere to the substrate via adhesive plaques, where the adhesive proteins are located especially at the substratum’s interface. One major compound of the adhesives in Mytilidae is the mussel foot protein 3b (mfp-3b). Here, recombinant mfp-3b (rmfp-3b) was produced in Escherichia coli. rmfp-3b showed upper critical solution temperature (UCST) mediated complex coacervation at pH 3.0 in the presence of citrate yielding a liquid−liquid phase separation. Further, the rmfp-3b coacervation could also be induced in seawater conditions such as the respective pH and ionic strength, but without UCST behavior. In particular, sulfate and citrate anions could significantly induce complex coacervation. This study provides insights into the molecular behavior of one of the key proteins of mussels involved in underwater adhesion and may inspire new applications of bioadhesives using recombinant mussel foot proteins.

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Item Type: Article in a journal
Refereed: Yes
Keywords: mussel; adhesion recombinant; coacervation; Mytilidae
Institutions of the University: Faculties
Faculties > Faculty of Engineering Science
Faculties > Faculty of Engineering Science > Chair Biomaterials
Faculties > Faculty of Engineering Science > Chair Biomaterials > Chair Biomaterials - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Scheibel
Profile Fields
Profile Fields > Advanced Fields
Profile Fields > Advanced Fields > Polymer and Colloid Science
Profile Fields > Advanced Fields > Advanced Materials
Profile Fields > Advanced Fields > Molecular Biosciences
Profile Fields > Emerging Fields
Profile Fields > Emerging Fields > Food and Health Sciences
Research Institutions
Research Institutions > Research Centres
Research Institutions > Research Centres > Bayreuth Center for Material Science and Engineering - BayMAT
Result of work at the UBT: Yes
DDC Subjects: 600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences
600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 620 Engineering
Date Deposited: 25 Sep 2018 06:18
Last Modified: 25 Sep 2018 06:18
URI: https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/45880