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Heparan sulfates facilitate harmless amyloidogenic fibril formation interacting with elastin-like peptides

Scientific Reports, 2018
Heparan sulfates (HSs) modulate tissue elasticity in physiopathological conditions by interacting with various matrix constituents as tropoelastin and elastin-derived peptides.
Federica Boraldi, Pasquale Moscarelli, Brigida Bochicchio, Antonietta Pepe, Anna M. Salvi, Daniela Quaglino   +5 more
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Multifunctional elastin-like polypeptide renders β-glucosidase enzyme phase transition and high stability

Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2019
Background In the enzymatic conversion of biomass, it becomes an important issue to efficiently and cost-effectively degrade cellulose into fermentable glucose. β-Glucosidase (Bgluc), an essential member of cellulases, plays a critical role in cellulosic
Yang Zhou, Xiaofeng Li, Dandan Yan, Frank Addai Peprah, Xingqi Ji, Emmanuella Esi Fletcher, Yanwei Wang, Yingying Wang, Jie Gu, Feng Lin, Haifeng Shi   +10 more
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Elastin-like polypeptides: protein-based polymers for biopharmaceutical development

CHIMIA, 2022
Michael A. Nash
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Material engineering and application of hybrid biomimetic-de novo designed elastin-like polypeptides

Communications Materials
The global concern over environmental consequences of petrochemical-derived plastics underscores the urgent need for sustainable and biodegradable polymers.
Zhuoran Geng, Timo Laakko, Ari Hokkanen, Caj Södergård, Ilari Maasilta, Pezhman Mohammadi   +5 more
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Broadening Approaches in Nanoparticle Synthesis Through Elastin-Like Polypeptides

Frontiers in Materials, 2022
Eduardo Guisasola
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Oligomerization triggered by foldon: a simple method to enhance the catalytic efficiency of lichenase and xylanase

BMC Biotechnology, 2017
Background Effective and simple methods that lead to higher enzymatic efficiencies are highly sough. Here we proposed a foldon-triggered trimerization of the target enzymes with significantly improved catalytic performances by fusing a foldon domain at ...
Xinzhe Wang, Huihua Ge, Dandan Zhang, Shuyu Wu, Guangya Zhang   +4 more
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Molecular Engineering of Recombinant Protein Hydrogels: Programmable Design and Biomedical Applications

Gels
Recombinant protein hydrogels have emerged as transformative biomaterials that overcome the bioinertness and unpredictable degradation of traditional synthetic systems by leveraging genetically engineered backbones, such as elastin-like polypeptides, SF,
He Zhang, Jiangning Wang, Jiaona Wei, Xueqi Fu, Junfeng Ma, Jing Chen   +5 more
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Self-assemble peptide biomaterials and their biomedical applications

Bioactive Materials, 2019
Inspired by self-assembling peptides found in native proteins, deliberately designed engineered peptides have shown outstanding biocompatibility, biodegradability, and extracellular matrix-mimicking microenvironments.
Jun Chen, Xuenong Zou
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How conformational transition depends on hydrophobicity of elastin-like polypeptides

The European Physical Journal E, 2010
The three-dimensional structures of elastin-like polypeptides Val1-Pro2-Gly3-Xaa4-Gly5 were investigated by using the multicanonical Monte Carlo (MC) simulation procedure. By substituting different amino acids in the fourth position of the sequence, the thermodynamical variables are calculated in vacuo and in solvent to determine the hydrophobicity ...
Arkin, H., Bilsel, M.
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The HELP-UnaG Fusion Protein as a Bilirubin Biosensor: From Theory to Mature Technological Development

Molecules
HUG is the HELP-UnaG recombinant fusion protein featuring the typical functions of both HELP and UnaG. In HUG, the HELP domain is a thermoresponsive human elastin-like polypeptide.
Paola Sist, Ranieri Urbani, Federica Tramer, Antonella Bandiera, Sabina Passamonti   +4 more
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