Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2005
Spider silk proteins - Mechanical property and gene sequence
Rising A, Nimmervoll H, Grip S, Fernandez-Arias A, Storckenfeldt E, Knight DP, Vollrath F, Engstrom WAbstract
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 propertiesKeywords
spider silk; MaSp1; MaSp2; structure; functionPublished in
Zoological Science2005, volume: 22, number: 3, pages: 273-281
Publisher: ZOOLOGICAL SOC JAPAN
Authors' information
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Biomedical Science and Veterinary Public Health
Grip, Stefan
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Biomedical Science and Veterinary Public Health
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Biomedical Science and Veterinary Public Health
Knight, David P
Fernandez-Arias, Armando
Storckenfeldt, Erica
Vollrath, Fritz
Nimmervoll, Helena
Publication Identifiers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2108/zsj.22.273
URI (permanent link to this page)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/7583