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Full length resilin, as well as resilin peptides encoded by exons 1 and 3, were analyzed for structural features. The elasticity mechanisms of resilin related to insect function are described. To approach this goal, a simple energy input method based on thermal treatment was used to detail the transitions and structures of resilin. A systematic pathway to the mechanism was followed based on Temperature-modulated...
Resilin is a polymeric rubber-like protein secreted by insects to specialized cuticle regions, in areas where high resilience and low stiffness are required. Resilin binds to the cuticle polysaccharide chitin via a chitin binding domain and is further polymerized through oxidation of the tyrosine residues resulting in the formation of dityrosine bridges and assembly of a high-performance protein-carbohydrate...
Natural biomaterials are complex composites in hierarchical structure and multifunction. They have some special structures and functions because of their evolution through the exchanges of energy, matter and information with their surroundings over millions of years. The cuticle represents 25% of the dry weight of the entire insect body. It is tenacity, waterproof and lightweight which is an excellent...
This paper examines biological regulation of micropillar actuation by insect dorsal vessel tissue. Micromechanical devices using mammalian cardiomyocytes have been reported, but they work only at only at 37degC and at pH of around 7.4. On the other hand, insect cells can survive and proliferate at 20 to 30degC and at pH 6 to 8. We have already proposed utilization of insect heart tissue as a bio-actuator...
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