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Synthesis and properties of crosslinked recombinant pro-resilin

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  • Christopher M. Elvin

    (CSIRO Livestock Industries, Queensland Bioscience Precinct)

  • Andrew G. Carr

    (CSIRO Livestock Industries, Queensland Bioscience Precinct)

  • Mickey G. Huson

    (CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology)

  • Jane M. Maxwell

    (CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology)

  • Roger D. Pearson

    (CSIRO Livestock Industries, Queensland Bioscience Precinct)

  • Tony Vuocolo

    (CSIRO Livestock Industries, Queensland Bioscience Precinct)

  • Nancy E. Liyou

    (CSIRO Livestock Industries, Queensland Bioscience Precinct)

  • Darren C. C. Wong

    (CSIRO Livestock Industries, Queensland Bioscience Precinct
    University of Queensland)

  • David J. Merritt

    (University of Queensland)

  • Nicholas E. Dixon

    (Australian National University)

Abstract

Stretching a point The elastic properties of the protein called resilin were discovered about 40 years ago during studies of the flight systems of locusts and dragonflies. It is used in repetitive tasks by most insects, including jumping fleas and chirping cicadas. Resilin is formed by crosslinking of a precursor protein, pro-resilin. The elastic region of pro-resilin has now been isolated in pure form in large quantities following expression of its gene in Escherichia coli. The recombinant pro-resilin can be photochemically crosslinked into a rubber-like material with many of the properties of natural resilin. The synthetic material can be cast into useful shapes, and its capacity to recover after deformation exceeds that of high-resilience rubber, making it a promising candidate for industrial and in situ biomedical applications.

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  • Christopher M. Elvin & Andrew G. Carr & Mickey G. Huson & Jane M. Maxwell & Roger D. Pearson & Tony Vuocolo & Nancy E. Liyou & Darren C. C. Wong & David J. Merritt & Nicholas E. Dixon, 2005. "Synthesis and properties of crosslinked recombinant pro-resilin," Nature, Nature, vol. 437(7061), pages 999-1002, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:437:y:2005:i:7061:d:10.1038_nature04085
    DOI: 10.1038/nature04085
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