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Byette F, Marcotte I, Pellerin C. Covalently crosslinked mussel byssus protein-based materials with tunable properties. Pept Sci (Hoboken) 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pep2.24053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Frédéric Byette
- Département de Chimie; Université de Montréal; Montréal Québec H3C 3J7 Canada
- Département de Chimie; Université du Québec à Montréal; Montréal Québec H3C 3P8 Canada
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- Département de Chimie; Université du Québec à Montréal; Montréal Québec H3C 3P8 Canada
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- Département de Chimie; Université de Montréal; Montréal Québec H3C 3J7 Canada
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Enke M, Bose RK, Zechel S, Vitz J, Deubler R, Garcia SJ, van der Zwaag S, Schacher FH, Hager MD, Schubert US. A translation of the structure of mussel byssal threads into synthetic materials by the utilization of histidine-rich block copolymers. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py00663f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The self-healing capacities of mussel-inspired metallopolymers based on block copolymers containing histidine are briefly presented.
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Montroni D, Valle F, Rapino S, Fermani S, Calvaresi M, Harrington MJ, Falini G. Functional Biocompatible Matrices from Mussel Byssus Waste. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2017; 4:57-65. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Devis Montroni
- Dipartimento
di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- National
Research Council (CNR), Institute for Nanostructured Materials (ISMN), Via
P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department
of Biomaterials, Max-Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, Am Mühlenberg 1, Potsdam 14424, Germany
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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Peng J, Cheng Q. High-Performance Nanocomposites Inspired by Nature. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2017; 29:1702959. [PMID: 29058359 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201702959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Natural materials, including nacre, bone, and the lobster cuticle, exhibit excellent mechanical properties, combining high strength and toughness. Such materials have the added benefit of being light in weight. These advantageous features are due to such natural materials' orderly hierarchical architectures and abundant interface interactions. How to utilize these design principles created by nature to fabricate high-performance bioinspired nanocomposites remains a great research challenge. A logical roadmap for developing these nanocomposites can be described as "discovery, invention, and creation." Here, the discovery of the relationship between natural materials' design principles and such materials' extraordinary mechanical properties is discussed. Then, the invention of bioinspired strategies for mimicking natural materials is considered and representative strategies addressed. Next, the creation of multifunctional nanocomposites is discussed and bioinspired nanocomposites, including fiber nanocomposites, 2D film nanocomposites, and 3D bulk nanocomposites reviewed. Finally, a perspective and outlook for future directions in making bioinspired nanocomposites is provided to offer inspiration to the community and a clear vision for future research.
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- Jingsong Peng
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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Diana A, Reguzzoni M, Congiu T, Rescigno A, Sollai F, Raspanti M. The byssus threads of Pinna nobilis: A histochemical and ultrastructural study. Eur J Histochem 2017; 61:2779. [PMID: 29313595 PMCID: PMC5695422 DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2017.2779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Revised: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The byssus of Pinna nobilis, the largest bivalve mollusc in the Mediterranean Sea, was investigated by histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). At low magnification, the byssus threads appeared distinctively elliptical in cross-section, with a typical size approaching 50 x 25 micron and a featureless glassy appearance. Histochemical and immunohistochemical techniques confirmed the presence of elastic domains but the absence of collagen, which is known to be the main component in other molluscs. Ultrastructural analysis by TEM revealed the presence of at least two components within the thread, and an inner arrangement of straight, tightly packed longitudinal streaks. SEM observations while confirming the inner packing of straight, parallel subfibrils, suggested in the fracture surfaces the presence of unidentified substance which cemented together the same subfibrils and which was removed by exposure to extreme pH values. AFM micrographs added further evidence for the tight packing of subfibrils and provided some evidence of orthogonal, barely visible connecting structures. Finally, HCl or NaOH treatment left the subfibrils clean and free from any other component.Â.
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- Andrea Diana
- University of Cagliari, Department of Biomedical Sciences.
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Zhang X, Ruan Z, You X, Wang J, Chen J, Peng C, Shi Q. De novo assembly and comparative transcriptome analysis of the foot from Chinese green mussel (Perna viridis) in response to cadmium stimulation. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0176677. [PMID: 28520756 PMCID: PMC5435178 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The Chinese green mussel, Perna viridis, is a marine bivalve with important economic values as well as biomonitoring roles for aquatic pollution. Byssus, secreted by the foot gland, has been proved to bind heavy metals effectively. In this study, using the RNA sequencing technology, we performed comparative transcriptomic analysis on the mussel feet with or without inducing by cadmium (Cd). Our current work is aiming at providing insights into the molecular mechanisms of byssus binding to heavy metal ions. The transcriptome sequencing generated a total of 26.13-Gb raw data. After a careful assembly of clean data, we obtained a primary set of 105,127 unigenes, in which 32,268 unigenes were annotated. Based on the expression profiles, we identified 9,048 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between Cd treatment (50 or 100 μg/L) at 48 h and the control, suggesting an extensive transcriptome response of the mussels during the Cd stimulation. Moreover, we observed that the expression levels of 54 byssus protein coding genes increased significantly after the 48-h Cd stimulation. In addition, 16 critical byssus protein coding genes were picked for profiling by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). Finally, we reached a primary conclusion that high content of tyrosine (Tyr), cysteine (Cys), histidine (His) residues or the special motif plays an important role in the accumulation of heavy metals in byssus. We also proposed an interesting model for the confirmed byssal Cd accumulation, in which biosynthesis of byssus proteins may play simultaneously critical roles since their transcription levels were significantly elevated.
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- Xinhui Zhang
- Laboratory of Aquatic Genomics, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Fisheries, BGI, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Fisheries, BGI, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Fisheries, BGI, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Fisheries, BGI, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Fisheries, BGI, Shenzhen, China
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Genomics, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
- Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Fisheries, BGI, Shenzhen, China
- * E-mail:
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Priemel T, Degtyar E, Dean MN, Harrington MJ. Rapid self-assembly of complex biomolecular architectures during mussel byssus biofabrication. Nat Commun 2017; 8:14539. [PMID: 28262668 PMCID: PMC5343498 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Protein-based biogenic materials provide important inspiration for the development of high-performance polymers. The fibrous mussel byssus, for instance, exhibits exceptional wet adhesion, abrasion resistance, toughness and self-healing capacity–properties that arise from an intricate hierarchical organization formed in minutes from a fluid secretion of over 10 different protein precursors. However, a poor understanding of this dynamic biofabrication process has hindered effective translation of byssus design principles into synthetic materials. Here, we explore mussel byssus assembly in Mytilus edulis using a synergistic combination of histological staining and confocal Raman microspectroscopy, enabling in situ tracking of specific proteins during induced thread formation from soluble precursors to solid fibres. Our findings reveal critical insights into this complex biological manufacturing process, showing that protein precursors spontaneously self-assemble into complex architectures, while maturation proceeds in subsequent regulated steps. Beyond their biological importance, these findings may guide development of advanced materials with biomedical and industrial relevance. Mussels attach to rocks using a byssus, which possesses unique properties of adhesion, toughness and self-healing. Here, the authors explore the fabrication process of mussel byssus demonstrating the self-assembly of specific proteins into multi-scale organized structures using artificially induced byssus threads.
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- Tobias Priemel
- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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Bouhlel Z, Genard B, Ibrahim N, Carrington E, Babarro JMF, Lok A, Flores AAV, Pellerin C, Tremblay R, Marcotte I. Interspecies comparison of the mechanical properties and biochemical composition of byssal threads. J Exp Biol 2017; 220:984-994. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.141440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Several bivalve species produce byssus threads to provide attachment to substrates, with mechanical properties highly variable among species. Here, we examined the distal section of byssal threads produced by a range of bivalve species (Mytilus edulis, Mytilus trossulus, Mytilus galloprovincialis, Mytilus californianus, Pinna nobilis, Perna perna, Xenostrobus securis, Brachidontes solisianus and Isognomon bicolor) collected from different nearshore environments. Morphological and mechanical properties were measured, and biochemical analyses were performed. Multivariate redundancy analyses on mechanical properties revealed that byssal threads of M. californianus, M. galloprovincialis and P. nobilis have very distinct mechanical behaviors compared to the remaining species. Extensibility, strength and force were the main variables separating these species groups, which were highest for M. californianus and lowest for P. nobilis. Furthermore, the analysis of the amino acid composition revealed that I. bicolor and P. nobilis threads are significantly different from the other species, suggesting a different underlying structural strategy. Determination of metal contents showed that the individual concentration of inorganic elements varies but that the dominant elements are conserved between species. Altogether, this bivalve species comparison suggests some molecular bases for the biomechanical characteristics of byssal fibers that may reflect phylogenetic limitations.
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- Zeineb Bouhlel
- Institut des Science de la Mer, Université du Québec à Rimouski, 310 allée des Ursulines, Rimouski, Québec, G5L 3A1 Canada
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- Département de chimie, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3P8 Canada
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- Département de chimie, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3J7 Canada
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- Department of Biology and Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, 620 University Road, Friday Harbor, Washington 98250, USA
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas CSIC, Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain
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- Aynur Lok, Ege University, Faculty of Fisheries, Genclik Caddesi No: 1235040 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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- Centro de biologia marinha, Universidade de São Paulo, Rod, Maniel Hipólito, do Rego, São Sebastião, SP, 11600-000, Brazil
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- Département de chimie, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3J7 Canada
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- Institut des Science de la Mer, Université du Québec à Rimouski, 310 allée des Ursulines, Rimouski, Québec, G5L 3A1 Canada
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- Département de chimie, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3P8 Canada
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Golser A, Scheibel T. Biotechnological production of the mussel byssus derived collagen preColD. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra04515h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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preColD, a mussel byssus derived structural protein with a central collagen, was successfully produced recombinantly in the yeast Pichia pastoris. It shows stable beta-sheet secondary structure (based on its silk-like terminal domains) and undergoes fibrillization as the natural preCols.
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- Adrian V. Golser
- Lehrstuhl Biomaterialien
- Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften
- Universität Bayreuth
- 95440 Bayreuth
- Germany
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- Lehrstuhl Biomaterialien
- Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften
- Universität Bayreuth
- 95440 Bayreuth
- Germany
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Montroni D, Piccinetti C, Fermani S, Calvaresi M, Harrington MJ, Falini G. Exploitation of mussel byssus mariculture waste as a water remediation material. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra06664c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The byssus is an alimentary industry waste with a unique combination of functional groups that has been successfully tested for the removal of charged aromatic dyes from water.
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- Devis Montroni
- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”
- Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Laboratory of Fisheries and Marine Biology
- University of Bologna
- Fano
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”
- Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”
- Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Department of Biomaterials
- Max-Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces
- Research Campus Golm
- Potsdam 14424
- Germany
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”
- Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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Kojima R, Kobayashi S, Satuito CGP, Katsuyama I, Ando H, Seki Y, Senda T. A Method for Evaluating the Efficacy of Antifouling Paints Using Mytilus galloprovincialis in the Laboratory in a Flow-Through System. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0168172. [PMID: 27959916 PMCID: PMC5154544 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A laboratory test with a flow-through system was designed and its applicability for testing antifouling paints of varying efficacies was investigated. Six different formulations of antifouling paints were prepared to have increasing contents (0 to 40 wt.%) of Cu2O, which is the most commonly used antifouling substance, and each formulation of paint was coated on just one surface of every test plate. The test plates were aged for 45 days by rotating them at a speed of 10 knots inside a cylinder drum. A behavioral test was then conducted using five mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) that were pasted onto the coated surface of each aged test plate. The number of the byssus threads produced by each mussel generally decreased with increasing Cu2O content of the paint. The newly designed method was considered valid owing to the high consistency of its results with observations from the field experiment.
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- Ryuji Kojima
- Department of Marine Environment and Engine System, National Maritime Research Institute, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Risk Consulting, Japan NUS Co., Ltd, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Fisheries Science and Environmental Studies, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Risk Consulting, Japan NUS Co., Ltd, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Marine Environment and Engine System, National Maritime Research Institute, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hiroshima R&D Centre, Chugoku Marine Paints, Ltd, Otake, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Marine Environment and Engine System, National Maritime Research Institute, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
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Reinecke A, Bertinetti L, Fratzl P, Harrington MJ. Cooperative behavior of a sacrificial bond network and elastic framework in providing self-healing capacity in mussel byssal threads. J Struct Biol 2016; 196:329-339. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2016.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Muiznieks LD, Keeley FW. Biomechanical Design of Elastic Protein Biomaterials: A Balance of Protein Structure and Conformational Disorder. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2016; 3:661-679. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Lisa D. Muiznieks
- Molecular
Structure and Function Program, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 0A4
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- Molecular
Structure and Function Program, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 0A4
- Department
of Biochemistry and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, 1 King’s College Circle, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A8
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Miller DR, Das S, Huang KY, Han S, Israelachvili JN, Waite JH. Mussel Coating Protein-Derived Complex Coacervates Mitigate Frictional Surface Damage. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2015; 1:1121-1128. [PMID: 26618194 PMCID: PMC4642218 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5b00252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The role of friction in the functional
performance of biomaterial
interfaces is widely reckoned to be critical and complicated but poorly
understood. To better understand friction forces, we investigated
the natural adaptation of the holdfast or byssus of mussels that live
in high-energy surf habitats. As the outermost covering of the byssus,
the cuticle deserves particular attention for its adaptations to frictional
wear under shear. In this study, we coacervated one of three variants
of a key cuticular component, mussel foot protein 1, mfp-1 [(1) Mytilus californianus mcfp-1, (2) rmfp-1, and (3) rmfp-1-Dopa],
with hyaluronic acid (HA) and investigated the wear protection capabilities
of these coacervates to surfaces (mica) during shear. Native mcfp-1/HA
coacervates had an intermediate coefficient of friction (μ ∼0.3)
but conferred excellent wear protection to mica with no damage from
applied loads, F⊥, as high as 300
mN (pressure, P, > 2 MPa). Recombinant rmfp-1/HA
coacervates exhibited a comparable coefficient of friction (μ
∼0.3); however, wear protection was significantly inferior
(damage at F⊥ > 60 mN) compared
with that of native protein coacervates. Wear protection of rmfp-1/HA
coacervates increased 5-fold upon addition of the surface adhesive
group 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, (Dopa). We propose a Dopa-dependent
wear protection mechanism to explain the differences in wear protection
between coacervates. Our results reveal a significant untapped potential
for coacervates in applications that require adhesion, lubrication,
and wear protection. These applications include artificial joints,
contact lenses, dental sealants, and hair and skin conditioners.
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- Dusty Rose Miller
- Biomolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of California , Santa Barbara, California 93106-9611, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California , Santa Barbara, California 93106-5080, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California , Santa Barbara, California 93106-9625, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California , Santa Barbara, California 93106-9625, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California , Santa Barbara, California 93106-5080, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California , Santa Barbara, California 93106-9625, United States
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Roberts S, Dzuricky M, Chilkoti A. Elastin-like polypeptides as models of intrinsically disordered proteins. FEBS Lett 2015; 589:2477-86. [PMID: 26325592 PMCID: PMC4599720 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2015.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Revised: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) are a class of stimuli-responsive biopolymers inspired by the intrinsically disordered domains of tropoelastin that are composed of repeats of the VPGXG pentapeptide motif, where X is a "guest residue". They undergo a reversible, thermally triggered lower critical solution temperature (LCST) phase transition, which has been utilized for a variety of applications including protein purification, affinity capture, immunoassays, and drug delivery. ELPs have been extensively studied as protein polymers and as biomaterials, but their relationship to other disordered proteins has heretofore not been established. The biophysical properties of ELPs that lend them their unique material behavior are similar to the properties of many intrinsically disordered proteins (IDP). Their low sequence complexity, phase behavior, and elastic properties make them an interesting "minimal" artificial IDP, and the study of ELPs can hence provide insights into the behavior of other more complex IDPs. Motivated by this emerging realization of the similarities between ELPs and IDPs, this review discusses the biophysical properties of ELPs, their biomedical utility, and their relationship to other disordered polypeptide sequences.
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Andrade GR, Araújo JLFD, Nakamura Filho A, Guañabens ACP, Carvalho MDD, Cardoso AV. Functional Surface of the golden mussel's foot: morphology, structures and the role of cilia on underwater adhesion. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2015; 54:32-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2015.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Revised: 01/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Schmitt CNZ, Politi Y, Reinecke A, Harrington MJ. Role of Sacrificial Protein–Metal Bond Exchange in Mussel Byssal Thread Self-Healing. Biomacromolecules 2015; 16:2852-61. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b00803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Clemens N. Z. Schmitt
- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14424, Germany
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- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14424, Germany
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- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14424, Germany
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- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14424, Germany
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Green EM, Peter Winlove C. The structure and mechanical properties of the proteins of lamprey cartilage. Biopolymers 2015; 103:187-202. [DOI: 10.1002/bip.22583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Revised: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Ellen M. Green
- College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, School of Physics; University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QL; United Kingdom
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- College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, School of Physics; University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QL; United Kingdom
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Intrinsic Self-Healing Polymers Based on Supramolecular Interactions: State of the Art and Future Directions. SELF-HEALING MATERIALS 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/12_2015_345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Gauthier M, Leclerc J, Lefèvre T, Gagné SM, Auger M. Effect of pH on the Structure of the Recombinant C-Terminal Domain of Nephila clavipes Dragline Silk Protein. Biomacromolecules 2014; 15:4447-54. [DOI: 10.1021/bm501241n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Martin Gauthier
- Department of Chemistry, Regroupement Québécois
de
Recherche sur la Fonction, la Structure et l’Ingénierie
des Protéines (PROTEO), Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux
Avancés (CERMA), Centre Québécois sur les Matériaux
Fonctionnels (CQMF), and ‡Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics,
Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS),
PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, QC Canada, G1V 0A6
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- Department of Chemistry, Regroupement Québécois
de
Recherche sur la Fonction, la Structure et l’Ingénierie
des Protéines (PROTEO), Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux
Avancés (CERMA), Centre Québécois sur les Matériaux
Fonctionnels (CQMF), and ‡Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics,
Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS),
PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, QC Canada, G1V 0A6
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- Department of Chemistry, Regroupement Québécois
de
Recherche sur la Fonction, la Structure et l’Ingénierie
des Protéines (PROTEO), Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux
Avancés (CERMA), Centre Québécois sur les Matériaux
Fonctionnels (CQMF), and ‡Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics,
Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS),
PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, QC Canada, G1V 0A6
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- Department of Chemistry, Regroupement Québécois
de
Recherche sur la Fonction, la Structure et l’Ingénierie
des Protéines (PROTEO), Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux
Avancés (CERMA), Centre Québécois sur les Matériaux
Fonctionnels (CQMF), and ‡Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics,
Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS),
PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, QC Canada, G1V 0A6
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- Department of Chemistry, Regroupement Québécois
de
Recherche sur la Fonction, la Structure et l’Ingénierie
des Protéines (PROTEO), Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux
Avancés (CERMA), Centre Québécois sur les Matériaux
Fonctionnels (CQMF), and ‡Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics,
Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS),
PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, QC Canada, G1V 0A6
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Degtyar E, Harrington MJ, Politi Y, Fratzl P. Die Bedeutung von Metallionen für die mechanischen Eigenschaften von Biomaterialien auf Proteinbasis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201404272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Degtyar E, Harrington MJ, Politi Y, Fratzl P. The Mechanical Role of Metal Ions in Biogenic Protein-Based Materials. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:12026-44. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201404272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Yang YJ, Jung D, Yang B, Hwang BH, Cha HJ. Aquatic proteins with repetitive motifs provide insights to bioengineering of novel biomaterials. Biotechnol J 2014; 9:1493-502. [DOI: 10.1002/biot.201400070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Revised: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 08/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Carrington E, Waite JH, Sarà G, Sebens KP. Mussels as a model system for integrative ecomechanics. ANNUAL REVIEW OF MARINE SCIENCE 2014; 7:443-469. [PMID: 25195867 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-010213-135049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Mussels form dense aggregations that dominate temperate rocky shores, and they are key aquaculture species worldwide. Coastal environments are dynamic across a broad range of spatial and temporal scales, and their changing abiotic conditions affect mussel populations in a variety of ways, including altering their investments in structures, physiological processes, growth, and reproduction. Here, we describe four categories of ecomechanical models (biochemical, mechanical, energetic, and population) that we have developed to describe specific aspects of mussel biology, ranging from byssal attachment to energetics, population growth, and fitness. This review highlights how recent advances in these mechanistic models now allow us to link them together across molecular, material, organismal, and population scales of organization. This integrated ecomechanical approach provides explicit and sometimes novel predictions about how natural and farmed mussel populations will fare in changing climatic conditions.
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- Emily Carrington
- Department of Biology and Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, Friday Harbor, Washington 98250; ,
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Byette F, Pellerin C, Marcotte I. Self-assembled pH-responsive films prepared from mussel anchoring threads. J Mater Chem B 2014; 2:6378-6386. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tb01021c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hagenau A, Suhre MH, Scheibel TR. Nature as a blueprint for polymer material concepts: Protein fiber-reinforced composites as holdfasts of mussels. Prog Polym Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2014.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ling S, Li C, Adamcik J, Shao Z, Chen X, Mezzenga R. Modulating materials by orthogonally oriented β-strands: composites of amyloid and silk fibroin fibrils. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2014; 26:4569-74. [PMID: 24845975 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201400730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Revised: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Amyloid fibrils and silk fibroin (SF) fibrils are proteinaceous aggregates occurring either naturally or as artificially reconstituted fibrous systems, in which the constituent β-strands are aligned either orthogonally or parallel to the fibril main axis, conferring complementary physical properties. Here, it is shown how the combination of these two classes of protein fibrils with orthogonally oriented β-strands results in composite materials with controllable physical properties at the molecular, mesoscopic, and continuum length scales.
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- Shengjie Ling
- Food & Soft Materials Science, Institute of Food, Nutrition & Health, ETH Zürich, LFO23 Schmelzbergstrasse 9, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland; State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, PR China
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Schmidt S, Reinecke A, Wojcik F, Pussak D, Hartmann L, Harrington MJ. Metal-Mediated Molecular Self-Healing in Histidine-Rich Mussel Peptides. Biomacromolecules 2014; 15:1644-52. [DOI: 10.1021/bm500017u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Stephan Schmidt
- Departments of ‡Biomaterials and §Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Departments of ‡Biomaterials and §Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Departments of ‡Biomaterials and §Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Departments of ‡Biomaterials and §Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Departments of ‡Biomaterials and §Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Departments of ‡Biomaterials and §Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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Green EM, Mansfield JC, Bell JS, Winlove CP. The structure and micromechanics of elastic tissue. Interface Focus 2014; 4:20130058. [PMID: 24748954 PMCID: PMC3982448 DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2013.0058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Elastin is a major component of tissues such as lung and blood vessels, and endows them with the long-range elasticity necessary for their physiological functions. Recent research has revealed the complexity of these elastin structures and drawn attention to the existence of extensive networks of fine elastin fibres in tissues such as articular cartilage and the intervertebral disc. Nonlinear microscopy, allowing the visualization of these structures in living tissues, is informing analysis of their mechanical properties. Elastic fibres are complex in composition and structure containing, in addition to elastin, an array of microfibrillar proteins, principally fibrillin. Raman microspectrometry and X-ray scattering have provided new insights into the mechanisms of elasticity of the individual component proteins at the molecular and fibrillar levels, but more remains to be done in understanding their mechanical interactions in composite matrices. Elastic tissue is one of the most stable components of the extracellular matrix, but impaired mechanical function is associated with ageing and diseases such as atherosclerosis and diabetes. Efforts to understand these associations through studying the effects of processes such as calcium and lipid binding and glycation on the mechanical properties of elastin preparations in vitro have produced a confusing picture, and further efforts are required to determine the molecular basis of such effects.
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- Department of Physics, College of Engineering Mathematics and Physical Science, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QL, UK
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Suhre MH, Gertz M, Steegborn C, Scheibel T. Structural and functional features of a collagen-binding matrix protein from the mussel byssus. Nat Commun 2014; 5:3392. [DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Xu Z. Mechanics of metal-catecholate complexes: the roles of coordination state and metal types. Sci Rep 2013; 3:2914. [PMID: 24107799 PMCID: PMC3794374 DOI: 10.1038/srep02914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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There have been growing evidences for the critical roles of metal-coordination complexes in defining structural and mechanical properties of unmineralized biological materials, including hardness, toughness, and abrasion resistance. Their dynamic (e.g. pH-responsive, self-healable, reversible) properties inspire promising applications of synthetic materials following this concept. However, mechanics of these coordination crosslinks, which lays the ground for predictive and rational material design, has not yet been well addressed. Here we present a first-principles study of representative coordination complexes between metals and catechols. The results show that these crosslinks offer stiffness and strength near a covalent bond, which strongly depend on the coordination state and type of metals. This dependence is discussed by analyzing the nature of bonding between metals and catechols. The responsive mechanics of metal-coordination is further mapped from the single-molecule level to a networked material. The results presented here provide fundamental understanding and principles for material selection in metal-coordination-based applications.
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- Zhiping Xu
- Applied Mechanics Laboratory, Department of Engineering Mechanics and Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Heim M, Elsner MB, Scheibel T. Lipid-Specific β-Sheet Formation in a Mussel Byssus Protein Domain. Biomacromolecules 2013; 14:3238-45. [DOI: 10.1021/bm400860y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Markus Heim
- Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften,
Lehrstuhl Biomaterialien, †Bayreuther Zentrum für Kolloide und Grenzflächen
(BZKG), ‡Institut
für Bio-Makromoleküle (bio-mac), §Bayreuther Zentrum für Molekulare
Biowissenschaften (BZMB), ∥Bayreuther Materialzentrum (BayMAT), Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße
30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften,
Lehrstuhl Biomaterialien, †Bayreuther Zentrum für Kolloide und Grenzflächen
(BZKG), ‡Institut
für Bio-Makromoleküle (bio-mac), §Bayreuther Zentrum für Molekulare
Biowissenschaften (BZMB), ∥Bayreuther Materialzentrum (BayMAT), Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße
30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften,
Lehrstuhl Biomaterialien, †Bayreuther Zentrum für Kolloide und Grenzflächen
(BZKG), ‡Institut
für Bio-Makromoleküle (bio-mac), §Bayreuther Zentrum für Molekulare
Biowissenschaften (BZMB), ∥Bayreuther Materialzentrum (BayMAT), Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße
30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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Krauss S, Metzger TH, Fratzl P, Harrington MJ. Self-Repair of a Biological Fiber Guided by an Ordered Elastic Framework. Biomacromolecules 2013; 14:1520-8. [DOI: 10.1021/bm4001712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Stefanie Krauss
- Department
of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department
of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department
of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department
of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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Fullenkamp DE, He L, Barrett DG, Burghardt WR, Messersmith PB. Mussel-inspired histidine-based transient network metal coordination hydrogels. Macromolecules 2013; 46:1167-1174. [PMID: 23441102 PMCID: PMC3579674 DOI: 10.1021/ma301791n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Transient network hydrogels cross-linked through histidine-divalent cation coordination bonds were studied by conventional rheologic methods using histidine-modified star poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) polymers. These materials were inspired by the mussel, which is thought to use histidine-metal coordination bonds to impart self-healing properties in the mussel byssal thread. Hydrogel viscoelastic mechanical properties were studied as a function of metal, pH, concentration, and ionic strength. The equilibrium metal-binding constants were determined by dilute solution potentiometric titration of monofunctional histidine-modified methoxy-PEG and were found to be consistent with binding constants of small molecule analogs previously studied. pH-dependent speciation curves were then calculated using the equilibrium constants determined by potentiometric titration, providing insight into the pH dependence of histidine-metal ion coordination and guiding the design of metal coordination hydrogels. Gel relaxation dynamics were found to be uncorrelated with the equilibrium constants measured, but were correlated to the expected coordination bond dissociation rate constants.
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- Biomedical Engineering Department
- Chemistry of Life Processes Institute
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- Biomedical Engineering Department
- Chemistry of Life Processes Institute
- Institute for Bionanotechnology in Medicine
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- Biomedical Engineering Department
- Chemistry of Life Processes Institute
- Institute for Bionanotechnology in Medicine
- Chemical and Biological Engineering Department
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Materials Science and Engineering Department
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Metallopolymers as an Emerging Class of Self-Healing Materials. HIERARCHICAL MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURES: 60 YEARS AFTER THE STAUDINGER NOBEL PRIZE II 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/12_2013_242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Bode S, Bose RK, Matthes S, Ehrhardt M, Seifert A, Schacher FH, Paulus RM, Stumpf S, Sandmann B, Vitz J, Winter A, Hoeppener S, Garcia SJ, Spange S, van der Zwaag S, Hager MD, Schubert US. Self-healing metallopolymers based on cadmium bis(terpyridine) complex containing polymer networks. Polym Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3py00288h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Arnold AA, Byette F, Séguin-Heine MO, LeBlanc A, Sleno L, Tremblay R, Pellerin C, Marcotte I. Solid-State NMR Structure Determination of Whole Anchoring Threads from the Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis. Biomacromolecules 2012; 14:132-41. [DOI: 10.1021/bm301493u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Alexandre A. Arnold
- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, P.O. Box
8888, Downtown Station, Montreal, Canada H3C 3P8
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Station, Montréal, Québec,
Canada H3C 3J7
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, P.O. Box
8888, Downtown Station, Montreal, Canada H3C 3P8
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, P.O. Box
8888, Downtown Station, Montreal, Canada H3C 3P8
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, P.O. Box
8888, Downtown Station, Montreal, Canada H3C 3P8
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- Institut des Sciences
de la Mer de Rimouski, Université du Québec à Rimouski, 310 allée
des Ursulines, Rimouski, Canada G5L 3A1
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Station, Montréal, Québec,
Canada H3C 3J7
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- Department of Chemistry, Université du Québec à Montréal, P.O. Box
8888, Downtown Station, Montreal, Canada H3C 3P8
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Effects of upper-limit water temperatures on the dispersal of the Asian clam Corbicula fluminea. PLoS One 2012; 7:e46635. [PMID: 23056377 PMCID: PMC3462768 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2012] [Accepted: 09/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Temperature is a determinant environmental variable in metabolic rates of organisms ultimately influencing important physiological and behavioural features. Stressful conditions such as increasing temperature, particularly within high ranges occurring in the summer, have been suggested to induce flotation behaviour in Corbicula fluminea which may be important in dispersal of this invasive species. However, there has been no experimental evidence supporting this hypothesis. It was already proven that C. fluminea drift is supported by a mucilaginous drogue line produced by mucocytes present in the ctenidia. Detailed microscopic examination of changes in these cells and quantification of clam flotation following one, two and three weeks of exposure to 22, 25 and 30°C was carried out so that the effects of increasing water temperatures in dispersal patterns could be discussed. Results show that changes in temperature triggered an acceleration of the mucocytes production and stimulated flotation behaviour, especially following one week of exposure. Dilution of these effects occurred following longer exposure periods. It is possible that these bivalves perceive changing temperature as a stress and respond accordingly in the short-term, and then acclimate to the new environmental conditions. The response patterns suggest that increasing water temperatures could stimulate C. fluminea population expansion.
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Duarte A, Coelho J, Bordado J, Cidade M, Gil M. Surgical adhesives: Systematic review of the main types and development forecast. Prog Polym Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2011.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Waite JH, Broomell CC. Changing environments and structure--property relationships in marine biomaterials. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 215:873-83. [PMID: 22357581 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.058925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Most marine organisms make functional biomolecular materials that extend to varying degrees 'beyond their skins'. These materials are very diverse and include shells, spines, frustules, tubes, mucus trails, egg capsules and byssal threads, to mention a few. Because they are devoid of cells, these materials lack the dynamic maintenance afforded intra-organismic tissues and thus are usually assumed to be inherently more durable than their internalized counterparts. Recent advances in nanomechanics and submicron spectroscopic imaging have enabled the characterization of structure-property relationships in a variety of extra-organismic materials and provided important new insights about their adaptive functions and stability. Some structure-property relationships in byssal threads are described to show how available analytical methods can reveal hitherto unappreciated interdependences between these materials and their prevailing chemical, physical and ecological environments.
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- J Herbert Waite
- Marine Science Institute, and Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
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Claussen KU, Giesa R, Scheibel T, Schmidt HW. Learning from nature: synthesis and characterization of longitudinal polymer gradient materials inspired by mussel byssus threads. Macromol Rapid Commun 2011; 33:206-11. [PMID: 22183983 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201100620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2011] [Revised: 11/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Marine mussels use their threads for attachment to any substratum and these biopolymer gradient fibers show an excellent combination of stiff and soft mechanical properties. A straightforward approach for the preparation of macroscopic longitudinal polymer gradient materials on the centimeter scale based on a poly(dimethyl siloxane) system is presented. Compositional gradients are realized by using three syringe pumps feeding different prepolymers capable to undergo thermal cross-linking. Within the gradient samples, the stiffness between the hard and soft part can be varied up to a factor of four. The gradients are analyzed by UV-Vis spectroscopy as well as compressive and tensile modulus testing.
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- Kai U Claussen
- Department of Macromolecular Chemistry I, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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Eisoldt L, Thamm C, Scheibel T. The role of terminal domains during storage and assembly of spider silk proteins. Biopolymers 2011; 97:355-61. [DOI: 10.1002/bip.22006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2011] [Accepted: 10/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Hagenau A, Papadopoulos P, Kremer F, Scheibel T. Mussel collagen molecules with silk-like domains as load-bearing elements in distal byssal threads. J Struct Biol 2011; 175:339-47. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2011.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2011] [Revised: 05/06/2011] [Accepted: 05/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Isolation and Characterization of Adhesive Secretion from Cuvierian Tubules of Sea Cucumber Holothuria forskåli (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2011; 2011:486845. [PMID: 22013488 PMCID: PMC3180080 DOI: 10.1155/2011/486845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2011] [Accepted: 05/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The sea cucumber Holothuria forskåli possesses a specialized system called Cuvierian tubules. During mechanical stimulation white filaments (tubules) are expelled and become sticky upon contact with any object. We isolated a protein with adhesive properties from protein extracts of Cuvierian tubules from H. forskåli. This protein was identified by antibodies against recombinant precollagen D which is located in the byssal threads of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. To find out the optimal procedure for extraction and purification, the identified protein was isolated by several methods, including electroelution, binding to glass beads, immunoprecipitation, and gel filtration. Antibodies raised against the isolated protein were used for localization of the adhesive protein in Cuvierian tubules. Immunostaining and immunogold electron microscopical studies revealed the strongest immunoreactivity in the mesothelium; this tissue layer is involved in adhesion. Adhesion of Cuvierian tubule extracts was measured on the surface of various materials. The extracted protein showed the strongest adhesion to Teflon surface. Increased adhesion was observed in the presence of potassium and EDTA, while cadmium caused a decrease in adhesion. Addition of antibodies and trypsin abolished the adhesive properties of the extract.
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Hwang DS, Zeng H, Masic A, Harrington MJ, Israelachvili JN, Waite JH. Protein- and metal-dependent interactions of a prominent protein in mussel adhesive plaques. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:25850-8. [PMID: 20566644 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.133157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The adhesive plaques of Mytilus byssus are investigated increasingly to determine the molecular requirements for wet adhesion. Mfp-2 is the most abundant protein in the plaques, but little is known about its function. Analysis of Mfp-2 films using the surface forces apparatus detected no interaction between films or between a film and bare mica; however, addition of Ca(2+) and Fe(3+) induced significant reversible bridging (work of adhesion W(ad) approximately 0.3 mJ/m(2) to 2.2 mJ/m(2)) between two films at 0.35 m salinity. The strongest observed Fe(3+)-mediated bridging approaches the adhesion of oriented avidin-biotin complexes. Raman microscopy of plaque sections supports the co-localization of Mfp-2 and iron, which interact by forming bis- or tris-DOPA-iron complexes. Mfp-2 adhered strongly to Mfp-5, a DOPA-rich interfacial adhesive protein, but not to another interfacial protein, Mfp-3, which may in fact displace Mfp-2 from mica. In the presence of metal ions or Mfp-5, Mfp-2 adhesion was fully reversible. These results suggest that plaque cohesiveness depends on Mfp-2 complexation of metal ions, particularly Fe(3+) and also by Mfp-2 interaction with Mfp-5 at the plaque-substratum interface.
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- Dong Soo Hwang
- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
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Xu W, Faisal M. Factorial microarray analysis of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha: Dreissenidae, Bivalvia) adhesion. BMC Genomics 2010; 11:341. [PMID: 20509938 PMCID: PMC2894042 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-11-341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2009] [Accepted: 05/28/2010] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Background The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) has been well known for its expertise in attaching to substances under the water. Studies in past decades on this underwater adhesion focused on the adhesive protein isolated from the byssogenesis apparatus of the zebra mussel. However, the mechanism of the initiation, maintenance, and determination of the attachment process remains largely unknown. Results In this study, we used a zebra mussel cDNA microarray previously developed in our lab and a factorial analysis to identify the genes that were involved in response to the changes of four factors: temperature (Factor A), current velocity (Factor B), dissolved oxygen (Factor C), and byssogenesis status (Factor D). Twenty probes in the microarray were found to be modified by one of the factors. The transcription products of four selected genes, DPFP-BG20_A01, EGP-BG97/192_B06, EGP-BG13_G05, and NH-BG17_C09 were unique to the zebra mussel foot based on the results of quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR). The expression profiles of these four genes under the attachment and non-attachment were also confirmed by qRT-PCR and the result is accordant to that from microarray assay. The in situ hybridization with the RNA probes of two identified genes DPFP-BG20_A01 and EGP-BG97/192_B06 indicated that both of them were expressed by a type of exocrine gland cell located in the middle part of the zebra mussel foot. Conclusions The results of this study suggested that the changes of D. polymorpha byssogenesis status and the environmental factors can dramatically affect the expression profiles of the genes unique to the foot. It turns out that the factorial design and analysis of the microarray experiment is a reliable method to identify the influence of multiple factors on the expression profiles of the probesets in the microarray; therein it provides a powerful tool to reveal the mechanism of zebra mussel underwater attachment.
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- Wei Xu
- Department of Pathobiology & Diagnostic Investigation, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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The emerging field of marine ecomechanics provides an explicit physical framework for exploring interactions among marine organisms and between these organisms and their environments. It exhibits particular utility through its construction of predictive, mechanistic models, a number of which address responses to changing climatic conditions. Examples include predictions of (a) the change in relative abundance of corals as a function of colony morphology, ocean acidity, and storm intensity; (b) the rate of disturbance and patch formation in beds of mussels, a competitive dominant on many intertidal shores; (c) the dispersal and recruitment patterns of giant kelps, an important nearshore foundation species; (d) the effects of turbulence on external fertilization, a widespread method of reproduction in the sea; and (e) the long-term incidence of extreme ecological events. These diverse examples emphasize the breadth of marine ecomechanics. Indeed, its principles can be applied to any ecological system.
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- Mark W Denny
- Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, Pacific Grove, California 93950, USA.
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Denny M, Helmuth B. Confronting the physiological bottleneck: A challenge from ecomechanics. Integr Comp Biol 2009; 49:197-201. [PMID: 20607137 PMCID: PMC2895352 DOI: 10.1093/icb/icp070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Mark Denny
- Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, USA
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Babarro JMF, Reiriz MJF. Secretion of byssal threads in Mytilus galloprovincialis: quantitative and qualitative values after spawning stress. J Comp Physiol B 2009; 180:95-104. [DOI: 10.1007/s00360-009-0392-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2009] [Revised: 06/30/2009] [Accepted: 07/01/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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