Unique molecular architecture of egg case silk protein in a spider, Nephila clavata

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 593-604

  Zhao, Aichun ^a   Zhao, Tianfu ^a   SiMa, Yanghu ^b   Zhang, Yuansong ^a   Nakagaki, Koichi ^a   Miao, Yungen ^c   Shiomi, Kunihiro ^a   Kajiura, Zenta ^a   Nagata, Yoko ^d   Nakagaki, Masao ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cylindrical gland; Egg case silk fibroin; Nephila clavata; Repetitive structure; Spider

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; EGG CASE SILK PROTEIN; GLYCINE; INSECT PROTEIN; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; PHENYLALANINE; POLYPEPTIDE; SERINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL ANATOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYLINDRICAL SILK GLAND; EGG SHELL; FEMALE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NEPHILA CLAVATA; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SILK; SPIDER;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; INSECT PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVUM; SILK; SPIDERS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; INSECTA; NEPHILA CLAVATA;

EID: 30344447954     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvi155     Document Type: Article

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