Genetically Engineered Protein-Based Bioadhesives with Programmable Material Properties
J Jeon, KZ Lee, X Zhang, J Jaeger, E Kim, J Li, L Belaygorod, B Arif, GM Genin, M Foston, M Zayed, and F Zhang
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c12919

Increase in Charge and Density Improves the Strength and Toughness of Mussel Foot Protein 5 Inspired Protein Materials
JJ Graham, S Keten
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 2023 9 (8), 4662-4672 DOI:10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c00088

Bi-terminal fusion of intrinsically-disordered mussel foot protein fragments boosts mechanical strength for protein fibers
J Li, B Jiang, X Chang, H Yu, Y Han, F Zhang
Nature communications 14 (1), 2127. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37563-0

Microbial Synthesis of High-Molecular-Weight, Highly Repetitive Protein Polymers
J Jeon, SV Subramani, KZ Lee, B Jiang, F Zhang
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(7):6416. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24076416

A Biosynthetic Hybrid Spidroin-Amyloid-Mussel Foot Protein for Underwater Adhesion on Diverse Surfaces
E Kim, J Jeon, Y Zhu, ED Hoppe, YS Jun, GM Genin, F Zhang
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2021 Oct 20;13(41):48457-48468. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c14182. Epub 2021 Oct 11. PMID: 34633172; PMCID: PMC10041942.

Microbial production of megadalton titin yields fibers with advantageous mechanical properties
CH Bowen, CJ Sargent, A Wang, Y Zhu, X Chang, J Li, X Mu, JM Galazka, YS Jun, S Keten, F Zhang
Nature communications 12 (1), 5182. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25360-6

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