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ReviewBiodesign research2025

Protein-based materials: Applications, modification and molecular design.

Alitenai Tunuhe, Ze Zheng, Xinran Rao, Hongbo Yu, Fuying Ma, Yaxian Zhou, Shangxian Xie

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Review in Biodesign research, 2025. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
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  3. Design and Heterologous Production of Bagworm Silk-Inspired Proteins inComputational and structural biotechnology journal · 2026
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  4. Quantum transport in protein chains.Scientific reports · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Alitenai TunuheDepartment of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of MOE, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Ze ZhengDepartment of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of MOE, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Xinran RaoDepartment of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of MOE, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Hongbo YuDepartment of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of MOE, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Fuying MaDepartment of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of MOE, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Yaxian ZhouGuangxi Shenguan Collagen Technology Research Institute, Guangxi Shenguan Collagen Biological Group, Wuzhou, 543000, China.
Shangxian XieDepartment of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of MOE, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proteins are the fundamental building blocks of nature, constructing complex molecular machines and dynamic materials. They form the protein complexes that drive life cycles and the cellular skeletal components and muscle fibers responsible for movements. Due to their extensive molecular diversity, many biomedical and industrial challenges associated with natural proteins remain unsolved. This review presents a comprehensive analysis of the structure and function of fibrous proteins, elastin, and mucins, emphasizing their roles as protein materials. It also explores their diverse applications across food, environmental, and biomedical sectors. Additionally, we focus on strategies for optimizing protein structure, including chemical modifications and molecular design, by comparing current design methods and software to summarize recent technological developments. Finally, we explore the challenges and prospects of applying artificial intelligence to complex protein structure design. This application has the potential to advance the development and application of intricate protein materials, address functional defects or instability in biomedicine, and enhance our understanding of natural protein mechanisms. These interdisciplinary collaborations will pave the way for designing new multifunctional proteins.

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Artificial intelligenceMolecular designProtein

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PMID41415719
PMCPMC12709883

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