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Characterization of the primary structure of the major silk gene, h-fibroin, across caddisfly (Trichoptera) suborders

Larvae of caddisflies (Trichoptera) produce silk to build various underwater structures allowing them to exploit a wide range of aquatic environments. The silk adheres to various substrates underwater and has high tensile strength, extensibility, and toughness and is of interest as a model for biomi...

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Autores principales: Heckenhauer, Jacqueline, Stewart, Russell J., Ríos-Touma, Blanca, Powell, Ashlyn, Dorji, Tshering, Frandsen, Paul B., Pauls, Steffen U.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10387566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37529107
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.107253