Spider silk proteins - Mechanical property and gene sequence

Abstract

Spiders spin up to seven different types of silk and each type possesses different mechanical properties. The reports on base sequences of spider silk protein genes have gained importance as the mechanical properties of silk fibers have been revealed. This review aims to link recent molecular data, often translated into amino acid sequences and predicted three dimensional structural motifs, to known mechanical properties

Keywords

spider silk; MaSp1; MaSp2; structure; function

Published in

Zoological Science
2005, volume: 22, number: 3, pages: 273-281
Publisher: ZOOLOGICAL SOC JAPAN

SLU Authors

• Rising, Anna

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Grip, Stefan

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Engström, Wilhelm

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Molecular Biology

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2108/zsj.22.273

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