ReviewBiomacromolecules2025
Native Silk Fibers: Protein Sequence and Structure Influences on Thermal and Mechanical Properties.
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- Extreme Biomimetics: Achievements and Fundamental Challenges for the Future.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Mechanical and structural responses of silk fibroin scaffolds to MechanoCulture T6® bioreactor loading and enzymatic degradation.Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2026Article
- Protein Sequence and Structural Diversity inBiomacromolecules · 2026Article
- Morphological and compositional basis of silk fiber function inJournal of materials chemistry. B · 2026Article
- Silk Microfiber-Reinforced Biomass Aerogel with Cobweb-like Pore Structure for Highly Efficient Eco-Friendly Air Filtration.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Evolution of Highly Repetitive Silk Genes in the Luna Moth, Actias luna.Genome biology and evolution · 2026Article
- Engineering conformational transitions in silk fibroin hydrogels to create advanced dynamic microenvironments for biomedical applications.Regenerative biomaterials · 2026Review
- Sodium Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate-Mediated Self-Assembly of Silk Particles from Formic Acid Solutions into Robust Films.Polymers · 2025Article
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- Self-Assembly ofIndustrial & engineering chemistry research · 2025Article
- Regionalization of gene expression and cell types in the silk gland of the pantry mothbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Silk fibers produced by arthropods have inspired an array of materials with applications in healthcare, medical devices, textiles, and sustainability. Silks exhibit biodiversity with distinct variations in primary protein constituent sequences (fibroins, spidroins) and structures across taxonomic classifications, specifically the Lepidopteran and Araneae orders. Leveraging the biodiversity in arthropod silks offers advantages due to the diverse mechanical properties and thermal stabilities achievable, primarily attributed to variations in fiber crystallinity and repeating amino acid motifs. In this review, we aim to delineate known properties of silk fibers and correlate them with predicted protein sequences and secondary structures, informed by newly annotated genomes. We will discuss established patterns in repeat motifs governing specific properties and underscore the biological diversity within silk fibroin and spidroin sequences. Elucidating the relationship between protein sequences and properties of natural silk fibers will identify strategies for designing new materials through rational silk-based fiber design.
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