ArticleColloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects2017
Frog foams and natural protein surfactants.
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- Adhesive properties of Aphrophoridae spittlebug foam.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2024Article
- Hydrocarbon-Based Statistical Copolymers Outperform Block Copolymers for Stabilization of Ethanol-Water Foams.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2022Article
- Frog nest foams exhibit pharmaceutical foam-like properties.Royal Society open science · 2021Article
- The parotid secretory protein BPIFA2 is a salivary surfactant that affects lipopolysaccharide action.Experimental physiology · 2020Article
- Transcriptomic analysis of differentially expressed genes in the oviduct of Rhacophorus omeimontis provides insights into foam nest construction.BMC genomics · 2019Article
- Pressure-driven growth in strongly heterogeneous systems.The European physical journal. E, Soft matter · 2018Article
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Abstract
Foams and surfactants are relatively rare in biology because of their potential to harm cell membranes and other delicate tissues. However, in recent work we have identified and characterized a number of natural surfactant proteins found in the foam nests of tropical frogs and other unusual sources. These proteins, and their associated foams, are relatively stable and bio-compatible, but with intriguing molecular structures that reveal a new class of surfactant activity. Here we review the structures and functional mechanisms of some of these proteins as revealed by experiments involving a range of biophysical and biochemical techniques, with additional mechanistic support coming from more recent site-directed mutagenesis studies.
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