Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, 1000 East University Avenue, Laramie, Wyoming 82070, United States.
Biomacromolecules. 2012 Dec 10;13(12):3938-48. doi: 10.1021/bm301110s. Epub 2012 Nov 8.
Dragline silk from orb-weaving spiders is a copolymer of two large proteins, major ampullate spidroin 1 (MaSp1) and 2 (MaSp2). The ratio of these proteins is known to have a large variation across different species of orb-weaving spiders. NMR results from gland material of two different species of spiders, N. clavipes and A. aurantia , indicates that MaSp1 proteins are more easily formed into β-sheet nanostructures, while MaSp2 proteins form random coil and helical structures. To test if this behavior of natural silk proteins could be reproduced by recombinantly produced spider silk mimic protein, recombinant MaSp1/MaSp2 mixed fibers as well as chimeric silk fibers from MaSp1 and MaSp2 sequences in a single protein were produced based on the variable ratio and conserved motifs of MaSp1 and MaSp2 in native silk fiber. Mechanical properties, solid-state NMR, and XRD results of tested synthetic fibers indicate the differing roles of MaSp1 and MaSp2 in the fiber and verify the importance of postspin stretching treatment in helping the fiber to form the proper spatial structure.
牵引丝是由两种大蛋白组成的共聚物,一种是主要囊状腺丝蛋白 1(MaSp1),另一种是主要囊状腺丝蛋白 2(MaSp2)。已知这两种蛋白质的比例在不同的圆网蜘蛛物种中有很大的变化。来自两种不同蜘蛛,N. clavipes 和 A. aurantia 的腺物质的 NMR 结果表明,MaSp1 蛋白更容易形成 β-折叠纳米结构,而 MaSp2 蛋白形成无规卷曲和螺旋结构。为了测试这种天然丝蛋白的行为是否可以通过重组蜘蛛丝模拟蛋白重现,根据天然丝纤维中 MaSp1 和 MaSp2 的可变比例和保守基序,产生了重组 MaSp1/MaSp2 混合纤维以及 MaSp1 和 MaSp2 序列的嵌合丝纤维。测试的合成纤维的机械性能、固态 NMR 和 XRD 结果表明了 MaSp1 和 MaSp2 在纤维中的不同作用,并验证了纺丝后拉伸处理在帮助纤维形成适当的空间结构方面的重要性。
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