Evidence from flagelliform silk cDNA for the structural basis of elasticity and modular nature of spider silks

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 275, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 773-784

  Hayashi, Cheryl Y ^a   Lewis, Randolph V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Flagelliform; Protein; Silk; Spider

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLYCINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ELASTICITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SILK; SPIDER;

ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0032488823     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1478     Document Type: Article

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