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Acidic Residues Control the Dimerization of the N-terminal Domain of Black Widow Spiders’ Major Ampullate Spidroin 1

Dragline silk is the most prominent amongst spider silks and comprises two types of major ampullate spidroins (MaSp) differing in their proline content. In the natural spinning process, the conversion of soluble MaSp into a tough fiber is, amongst other factors, triggered by dimerization and conform...

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Autores principales: Bauer, Joschka, Schaal, Daniel, Eisoldt, Lukas, Schweimer, Kristian, Schwarzinger, Stephan, Scheibel, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5041093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27681031
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep34442