Mussel collagen molecules with silk-like domains as load-bearing elements in distal byssal threads

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 339-347

  Hagenau, Anja ^a   Papadopoulos, Periklis ^b   Kremer, Friedrich ^b   Scheibel, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biopolymers; Force measurements; Infrared spectroscopy; PreCols; Protein fibers; Spider silk

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; GLYCINE;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; ELASTICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MARINE SPECIES; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; RIGIDITY; SILK; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TIDE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPOLYMERS; BIVALVIA; COLLAGEN; SILK; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE; MYTILIDAE;

EID: 79960925340     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2011.05.016     Document Type: Article

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