Unveiling the Dynamic Self-Assembly of a Recombinant Dragline-Silk-Mimicking Protein
Dongqing Wu,
Anamaria Koscic,
Sonja Schneider
et al.
Abstract:Despite the considerable interest in the recombinant production of synthetic spider silk fibers that possess mechanical properties similar to those of native spider silks, such as the costeffectiveness, tunability, and scalability realization, is still lacking. To address this long-standing challenge, we have constructed an artificial spider silk gene using Golden Gate assembly for the recombinant bacterial production of dragline-mimicking silk, incorporating all the essential components: the N-terminal domain… Show more
Recombinant DNA technology allows us to generate new nature-inspired structural proteins with monomer-level control. These proteins can be used for the manufacture of materials with applications in healthcare, textiles or adhesives, to name a few.
Recombinant DNA technology allows us to generate new nature-inspired structural proteins with monomer-level control. These proteins can be used for the manufacture of materials with applications in healthcare, textiles or adhesives, to name a few.
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