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The molecular dynamics of the proteins that comprise spider dragline silk were investigated with solid-state 2H magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR line shape and spin-lattice relaxation time (T1) analysis. The experiments were performed on 2H/13C/15N-enriched N. clavipes dragline silk fibers. The silk protein side-chain and backbone dynamics were probed for Ala-rich regions (?-sheet and 31-helical domains) in both native (dry) and supercontracted (wet) spider silk. In native (dry) silk fibers, the side-chains in all three Ala containing regions undergo similar fast methyl rotations (>109 s-1), while the backbone remains essentially static (
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