Characterization of unique heavy chain fibroin filaments spun underwater by the caddisfly Stenopsyche marmorata (Trichoptera; Stenopsychidae)

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2885-2892

  Wang, Yujun ^a   Sanai, Kazumi ^a   Wen, Hongxiu ^a   Zhao, Tianfu ^a   Nakagaki, Masao ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Block; Caddisfly; Filament; H fibroin; Stenopsychidae; Underwater

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; FIBROIN; GLYCINE; PROLINE; SERINE; INSECT PROTEIN; WATER;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAVY CHAIN; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INSECT; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RNA ISOLATION; SILK; SPIDER; TRICHOPTERA; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FIBROINS; GENES, INSECT; INSECT PROTEINS; INSECTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARANEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; STENOPSYCHE MARMORATA; STENOPSYCHIDAE; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 77955659355     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-009-9847-1     Document Type: Article

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