N-terminal domain of Bombyx mori fibroin mediates the assembly of silk in response to pH decrease

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 418, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 197-207

  He, Yong Xing ^a   Zhang, Nan Nan ^a   Li, Wei Fang ^a   Jia, Ning ^a   Chen, Bao Yu ^a   Zhou, Kang ^a   Zhang, Jiahai ^a   Chen, Yuxing ^a   Zhou, Cong Zhao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

fibroin; micelle; N terminal domain; structural transition; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

OLIGOMER; SILK FIBROIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICELLE; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SILKWORM;

BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 84862803130     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.02.040     Document Type: Article

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