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Solid-state NMR and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are presented to help elucidate the molecular secondary structure of poly(Gly-Gly-X), which is one of the most common structural repetitive motifs found in orb-weaving dragline spider silk proteins. The combination of NMR and computational experiments provides insight into the molecular secondary structure of

Solid-state NMR and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are presented to help elucidate the molecular secondary structure of poly(Gly-Gly-X), which is one of the most common structural repetitive motifs found in orb-weaving dragline spider silk proteins. The combination of NMR and computational experiments provides insight into the molecular secondary structure of poly(Gly-Gly-X) segments and provides further support that these regions are disordered and primarily non-β-sheet. Furthermore, the combination of NMR and MD simulations illustrate the possibility for several secondary structural elements in the poly(Gly-Gly-X) regions of dragline silks, including β-turns, 310-helicies, and coil structures with a negligible population of α-helix observed.

ContributorsGray, Geoffrey M. (Author) / van der Vaart, Arjan (Author) / Guo, Chengchen (Author) / Jones, Justin (Author) / Onofrei, David (Author) / Cherry, Brian (Author) / Lewis, Randolph V. (Author) / Yarger, Jeffery (Author) / Holland, Gregory P. (Author) / College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Contributor)
Created2016-12-02