![]() ![]() We look at how parameters such as pH,, , and, and water content, interact with the domain structure of silk proteins towards the successful storage and processing of these concentrated hydrophobic silk proteins. ![]() Extensional flow, protein concentration, pH and metal ion concentrations are thought to be most important in in vivo silk processing and in affecting structural conformations. However the assembly process of these silk molecules into fibers, whether in silkworms or spiders, is not well understood. The transition to silk II from soluble silk I-like conformation in silk glands, is thought to originate in the spinning ducts immediately before the silk is drawn down into a fiber. Silk fibers possess impressive mechanical properties, dependant, in part, on the crystalline β-sheets silk II conformation. ![]()
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