Xiao Yuelong, Ling Shengjie, Pei Ying
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China.
Methods Mol Biol. 2021;2347:35-40. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1574-4_4.
Resilin, an insect structural protein, exhibits rubberlike elasticity characterized by low stiffness, high extensibility, efficient energy storage, exceptional resilience, and fatigue lifetime. The outstanding mechanical properties of native resilin have motivated recent research about resilin-like biomaterials for a wide range of applications. The systematic understanding of the resilin structure provides theoretical guidance for its applications. In this chapter, we systematically introduce its special structure, providing useful information for the structure and elastic mechanism of native resilin protein.
弹性蛋白是一种昆虫结构蛋白，具有类橡胶弹性，其特点是刚度低、可扩展性高、能量存储高效、回弹性优异且疲劳寿命长。天然弹性蛋白出色的力学性能激发了近期对多种应用的类弹性蛋白生物材料的研究。对弹性蛋白结构的系统理解为其应用提供了理论指导。在本章中，我们系统地介绍其特殊结构，为天然弹性蛋白的结构和弹性机制提供有用信息。
