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Int J Biol Macromol. 1999 Mar-Apr;24(2-3):173-8
Authors: van Beek JD, Kümmerlen J, Vollrath F, Meier BH
The local structure of supercontracted dragline silk from the spider Nephila madagascariensis was investigated by solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance. Two-dimensional (2D) spin-diffusion experiments did not show any significant conformational changes in short-range order (and the secondary structure of the protein) upon supercontraction. Our results are in accordance with the proposal by Vollrath et al. (Proc R Soc London B 1996;263:147-151) that urea-supercontraction does not alter the local structure of spider dragline silk fundamentally. However, significant differences in the dynamics of the polypeptide chain upon supercontraction are detected at room temperature. At low temperature, these dynamics are frozen out. In addition, the role of the solvent (water) in the silk is investigated in Nephila edulis. Mobile water is detected at temperatures significantly below the freezing point of bulk water.
Elucidating metabolic pathways for amino acid incorporation into dragline spider silk using 13C enrichment and solid state NMR.
Elucidating metabolic pathways for amino acid incorporation into dragline spider silk using 13C enrichment and solid state NMR.
Elucidating metabolic pathways for amino acid incorporation into dragline spider silk using 13C enrichment and solid state NMR.
Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 2011 Jul;159(3):219-24
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Spider silk has been evolutionarily optimized for contextual mechanical performance over the last 400 Ma. Despite precisely balanced mechanical properties,...
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Solid-state NMR evidence for elastin-like beta-turn structure in spider dragline silk.
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Solid-state NMR evidence for elastin-like beta-turn structure in spider dragline silk.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Sep 28;46(36):6714-6
Authors: Jenkins JE, Creager MS, Butler EB, Lewis RV, Yarger JL, Holland GP
Two-dimensional homo- and heteronuclear solid-state MAS NMR experiments on (13)C/(15)N-proline labeled Argiope aurantia dragline silk provide evidence for an elastin-like beta-turn structure for the repetitive Gly-Pro-Gly-X-X motif prevalent in major...
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Interaction Tensors and Local Dynamics in Common Structural Motifs of Nitrogen: A Solid-State 14N NMR and DFT Study
Interaction Tensors and Local Dynamics in Common Structural Motifs of Nitrogen: A Solid-State 14N NMR and DFT Study
Luke A. O’Dell, Robert W. Schurko, Kristopher J. Harris, Jochen Autschbach and Christopher I. Ratcliffe
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[NMR paper] Design, expression and solid-state NMR characterization of silk-like materials constr
Design, expression and solid-state NMR characterization of silk-like materials constructed from sequences of spider silk, Samia cynthia ricini and Bombyx mori silk fibroins.
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J Biochem. 2005 Jun;137(6):721-9
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Silk has a long history of use in medicine as sutures. To address the requirements of a mechanically robust and...
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[NMR paper] NMR characterization of native liquid spider dragline silk from Nephila edulis.
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Biomacromolecules. 2004 May-Jun;5(3):834-9
Authors: Hronska M, van Beek JD, Williamson PT, Vollrath F, Meier BH
Solid spider dragline silk is well-known for its mechanical properties. Nonetheless a detailed picture of the spinning process is lacking. Here we report NMR studies on the liquid silk within the wide sac of the major ampullate (m.a.) gland from the spider...
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[NMR paper] Structural role of tyrosine in Bombyx mori silk fibroin, studied by solid-state NMR a
Structural role of tyrosine in Bombyx mori silk fibroin, studied by solid-state NMR and molecular mechanics on a model peptide prepared as silk I and II.
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Magn Reson Chem. 2004 Feb;42(2):258-66
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The influence of the bulky and H-bonding Tyr side-chain on its Ala- and Gly-rich environment in Bombyx mori silk fibroin was...
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[NMR paper] Solid-state NMR determination of the secondary structure of Samia cynthia ricini silk
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Nature. 2000 Jun 29;405(6790):1077-9
Authors: van Beek JD, Beaulieu L, Schäfer H, Demura M, Asakura T, Meier BH
Silks are fibrous proteins that form heterogeneous, semi-crystalline solids. Silk proteins have a variety of physical properties reflecting their range of functions. Spider dragline silk, for example, has high tensile strength and elasticity,...