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ArticleCommunications biology2022

Solution structure of recombinant Pvfp-5β reveals insights into mussel adhesion.

Maria Agnese Morando, Francesca Venturella, Martina Sollazzo, Elisa Monaca, Raffaele Sabbatella, Valeria Vetri, Rosa Passantino, Annalisa Pastore, Caterina Alfano

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Article in Communications biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Maria Agnese Morando *Structural Biology and Biophysics Unit, Fondazione Ri.MED, 90133, Palermo, Italy.
Francesca Venturella *Structural Biology and Biophysics Unit, Fondazione Ri.MED, 90133, Palermo, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8289-5260
Martina SollazzoStructural Biology and Biophysics Unit, Fondazione Ri.MED, 90133, Palermo, Italy.
Elisa MonacaStructural Biology and Biophysics Unit, Fondazione Ri.MED, 90133, Palermo, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5141-0988
Raffaele SabbatellaStructural Biology and Biophysics Unit, Fondazione Ri.MED, 90133, Palermo, Italy.
Valeria VetriDepartment of Physics and Chemistry-Emilio Segrè (DiFC), University of Palermo, 90128, Palermo, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2307-1165
Rosa PassantinoBiophysics Institute, National Research Council, 90143, Palermo, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6598-2664
Annalisa PastoreEuropean Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Ave des Martyrs, 38000, Grenoble, France.
Caterina AlfanoStructural Biology and Biophysics Unit, Fondazione Ri.MED, 90133, Palermo, Italy. calfano@fondazionerimed.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0374-5852

Funding

Cancer Research UKMedical Research CouncilWellcome Trust FC001029
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Some marine organisms can resist to aqueous tidal environments and adhere tightly on wet surface. This behavior has raised increasing attention for potential applications in medicine, biomaterials, and tissue engineering. In mussels, adhesive forces to the rock are the resultant of proteinic fibrous formations called byssus. We present the solution structure of Pvfp-5β, one of the three byssal plaque proteins secreted by the Asian green mussel Perna viridis, and the component responsible for initiating interactions with the substrate. We demonstrate that Pvfp-5β has a stably folded structure in agreement with the presence in the sequence of two EGF motifs. The structure is highly rigid except for a few residues affected by slow local motions in the µs-ms time scale, and differs from the model calculated by artificial intelligence methods for the relative orientation of the EGF modules, which is something where computational methods still underperform. We also show that Pvfp-5β is able to coacervate even with no DOPA modification, giving thus insights both for understanding the adhesion mechanism of adhesive mussel proteins, and developing of biomaterials.

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Artificial IntelligencePernaAdhesivesAnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsEpidermal Growth FactorTissue EngineeringAdhesivesBiocompatible MaterialsEpidermal Growth Factor

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PMID35879391
PMCPMC9314366

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