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Functional diversity of resilin in Arthropoda [PDF]
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2016 Resilin is an elastomeric protein typically occurring in exoskeletons of arthropods. It is composed of randomly orientated coiled polypeptide chains that are covalently cross-linked together at regular intervals by the two unusual amino acids dityrosine ...
Jan Michels +2 more
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Resilin matrix distribution, variability and function in Drosophila [PDF]
BMC Biology, 2020 Background Elasticity prevents fatigue of tissues that are extensively and repeatedly deformed. Resilin is a resilient and elastic extracellular protein matrix in joints and hinges of insects.
Steven Lerch +7 more
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Diversity of Resilin Incidence in the Insect Leg
Journal of Morphology, Volume 287, Issue 6, June 2026.Resilin incidences in the insect cuticle are commonly detected by fluorescence microscopy using the property of Resilin protein matrices to emit blue light after excitation with UV light. This indirect method produces significant background signal.
Steven Lerch, Bernard Moussian
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Extending Without Extensors: Morphofunctional Insights and Qualitative Experiments on Myriapod Legs. [PDF]
J MorpholThe distal joints of myriapods are hinge joints and therefore cannot be extended by intrinsic muscles. Using confocal laser scanning microscopy, µCT, semi‐thin sections, and experimental approaches, we investigated the morphology and extension mechanisms of myriapod legs.
Rillich B +3 more
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Pumping Venom: Valvilli Architecture in Diacamma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Implications for Stinger Functionality. [PDF]
J MorpholThe insect stinger is among the best‐known venom‐delivery structures, yet its valvilli—paired flaps within the valve chamber—remain poorly understood. Using micro‐CT, histology, serial block‐face SEM and CLSM in the ant Diacamma nr. indicum, we show that the valvilli are not uniformly flexible flaps but are materially differentiated structures with ...
Casadei-Ferreira A +6 more
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Mechanism of resilin elasticity [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2012 Resilin is critical in the flight and jumping systems of insects as a polymeric rubber-like protein with outstanding elasticity. However, insight into the underlying molecular mechanisms responsible for resilin elasticity remains undefined. Here we report the structure and function of resilin from Drosophila CG15920.
Qin, Guokui +3 more
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Drosophila melanogaster resilin improves the mechanical properties of transgenic silk.
PLoS ONE, 2023 Resilin is a natural protein with high extensibility and resilience that plays a key role in the biological processes of insects, such as flight, bouncing, and vocalization.
Shuo Zhao +5 more
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Resilin-mimetics as a smart biomaterial platform for biomedical applications
Nature Communications, 2021 Advances made in synthesis and analytical techniques has allowed the exploration and mimicry of natural materials. Resilin-mimetics have emerged from this advance as a biomaterial with a range of potential applications.
Rajkamal Balu +3 more
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A Synthetic Resilin Is Largely Unstructured [PDF]
Biophysical Journal, 2008 Proresilin is the precursor protein for resilin, an extremely elastic, hydrated, cross-linked insoluble protein found in insects. We investigated the secondary-structure distribution in solution of a synthetic proresilin (AN16), based on 16 units of the consensus proresilin repeat from Anopheles gambiae.
Nairn, Kate M. +9 more
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Molecules, 2022 Light-based events in insects deserve increasing attention for various reasons. Besides their roles in inter- and intra-specific visual communication, with biological, ecological and taxonomical implications, optical properties are also promising tools ...
Anna C. Croce, Francesca Scolari
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