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http://dx.doi.org/10.5483/BMBRep.2011.44.1.22

Contribution of lysine-containing cationic domains to thermally-induced phase transition of elastin-like proteins and their sensitivity to different stimuli  

Jeon, Won-Bae (Laboratory of Biochemistry and Cellular Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)
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BMB Reports / v.44, no.1, 2011 , pp. 22-27 More about this Journal
Abstract
A series of elastin-like proteins, $SKGPG[V(VKG)_3VKVPG]_n$-(ELP1-90)WP (n = 1, 2, 3, and 4), were biosynthesized based on the hydrophobic and lysine linkage domains of tropoelastin. The formation of self-assembled hydrophobic aggregates was monitored in order to determine the influence of cationic segments on phase transition properties as well as the sensitivity to changes in salt and pH. The thermal transition profiles of the proteins fused with only one or two cationic blocks (n = 1 or 2) were similar to that of the counterpart ELP1-90. In contrast, diblock proteins that contain 3 and 4 cationic blocks displayed a triphasic profile and no transition, respectively. Upon increasing the salt concentration and pH, a stimulus-induced phase transition from a soluble conformation to an insoluble aggregate was observed. The effects of cationic segments on the stimuli sensitivity of cationic bimodal ELPs were interpreted in terms of their structural and molecular characteristics.
Keywords
Cationic diblock biopolymers; Elastin-like proteins; Intelligent biomaterials; Inverse phase transition; Micellar assembly;
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