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SUBMITTER: Oktaviani NA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5974136 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Oktaviani Nur Alia NA Matsugami Akimasa A Malay Ali D AD Hayashi Fumiaki F Kaplan David L DL Numata Keiji K
Nature communications 20180529 1
The β-sheet is the key structure underlying the excellent mechanical properties of spider silk. However, the comprehensive mechanism underlying β-sheet formation from soluble silk proteins during the transition into insoluble stable fibers has not been elucidated. Notably, the assembly of repetitive domains that dominate the length of the protein chains and structural features within the spun fibers has not been clarified. Here we determine the conformation and dynamics of the soluble precursor ...[more]