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BIOMACROMOLECULES
卷 1, 期 1, 页码 23-30出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/bm0002914
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL59987] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE [R01HL059987] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Methods of genetic engineering were applied to the design and biosynthesis of three extracellular matrix protein analogues constructed from identical elastin- and fibronectin-derived repeating units but characterized by different molecular weights in the range of 14 000 to 59 000. Expression levels were enhanced by the serendipitous choice of an N-terminal fusion sequence such that gram-scale syntheses were achieved for each protein. Purification protocols were developed that resulted in proteins of high purity and correct sequence, as determined by amino acid analysis, NMR spectroscopy, and lower critical solution temperature (LCST). Glutaraldehyde was shown to insolubilize the otherwise soluble proteins in a concentration-dependent manner. Tensile moduli of cross-linked protein films were measured and found to be inversely related to the molecular weights of the engineered proteins, which in each case corresponds to the theoretical molecular weight between cross-links. At the highest cross-link density (lowest molecular weight) the elastic modulus was similar to that of native elastin.
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