Biology:Suckerin
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Short description: Type of copolymer-type protein that forms the teeth of cepahlopods
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| UniProt | A0A081DU69 | ||||||
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Suckerins are a type of block copolymer protein that forms the teeth of sucker rings and beaks of cephalopods.[1] These biopolymers form exhibit high elastic modulus and thermoplastic behavior.[2]
Properties
Suckerin proteins have a size range from 5-60kDA with an isoelectric point of pl 7–10.[1]
Applications
Suckerin has a structure similar to spider silk. In the future it could be used to make medical tools, specialty bandages, sutures and artificial ligaments. Additionally, it could be used for commercial and industrial products such as well as body armor, parachutes, sails and airplane components.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Characterizing and Controlling Nanoscale Self-Assembly of Suckerin-12". ACS Synthetic Biology 9 (12): 3388–3399. December 2020. doi:10.1021/acssynbio.0c00442. PMID 33201684. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2020/08/11/2020.08.10.244673.full.pdf.
- ↑ "Squid Suckerin Biomimetic Peptides Form Amyloid-like Crystals with Robust Mechanical Properties". Biomacromolecules 18 (12): 4240–4248. December 2017. doi:10.1021/acs.biomac.7b01280. PMID 29112414.
- ↑ "Squid's Suckerin Proteins in Bits & Bytes". Biophysical Journal 110 (3): 341a. 2016. doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2015.11.1835. ISSN 0006-3495.
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