Interacting Sites in Novel Polymeric Proteins.
Abstract
Protein-protein and intraprotein interactions were studied in natural, recombinant and synthetic domains of proteins that form aquatic silk. Subsets of natural proteins were found to associate into discrete high molecular mass complexes thought to be the non-covalent precursors to insoluble silk. A recombinant protein mimicking a single core repeat" from a 1000-kDa silk protein reversibly formed two intramolecular disulfide bonds; however, more than one comformation existed. A synthetic peptide encompassing all four cysteines also formed intramolecular disulfide bonds. The results obtained suggested new steps in the fiber formation pathway including properties of the recombinant protein that may render it useful as a degradable biomolecular material.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 10, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA295830
Entities
People
- Steven T. Case
Organizations
- University of Mississippi Medical Center