Polyprotein of GB1 is an ideal artificial elastomeric protein

• Published in: Nature materials Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 109 - 114
• Main Authors: Cao, Yi, Li, Hongbin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.02.2007; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Adhesion; Biomaterials; Biomimetic Materials - chemistry; Cell adhesion & migration; Chemistry and Materials Science; Condensed Matter Physics; Elastomers - chemistry; Fatigue; Kinetics; letter; Materials Science; Microscopy; Molecular biology; Nanotechnology; Optical and Electronic Materials; Polyproteins - chemical synthesis; Polyproteins - chemistry; Protein Engineering - methods; Protein Folding; Proteins; Working conditions

Naturally occurring elastomeric proteins function as molecular springs in their biological settings and show mechanical properties that underlie the elasticity of natural adhesives 1 , cell adhesion proteins 2 and muscle proteins 3 . Constantly subject to repeated stretching–relaxation cycles, many...