期刊
JOURNAL OF ADHESION
卷 85, 期 8, 页码 465-483出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00218460902996366
关键词
Algae; Amyloid fibrils; Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Nanomechanics; Natural adhesives
资金
- Science Foundation Ireland [07/IN1/B931]
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [899-13/1]
The composition and nanoscale mechanical characteristics of the adhesive from two species of subaerial green unicellular microalgae (Chlorophyta), Coccomyxa sp. and Glaphyrella trebouxiodes, have been studied using Raman spectroscopy, chemical staining, and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Raman spectroscopy confirmed the adhesive proteins of both species to be predominantly in ss-sheet conformations and composed of a number of hydrophobic amino acid residues. Chemical staining with Congo red and thioflavin-T dyes further confirmed the presence of amyloid-like structures. Probing the adhesives with AFM revealed highly ordered and repetitive mechanical responses indicative of highly ordered structures within the adhesive. The repetitive nature of the sawtooth response is typical of a osacrificial bondo and ohidden lengtho mechanism, and what we -propose is the result of mechanical manipulation of individual molecules within an intermolecular ss-sheet that makes up the generic amyloid structure. The mechanical data show how amyloid provides cohesive strength to the adhesives, and this intrinsic mechanical property of an amyloid-based adhesive explains the ecological success of attachment of these subaerial microalgae on various surfaces in urban environments. It is unknown to what extent amyloid fibrils occur in algal adhesives, but we postulate that the amyloid structure could provide a widespread mechanism for mechanical strength.
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