The Coiled Coil Silk of Bees, Ants, and Hornets
Sutherland, Tara; Weisman, Sarah; Walker, Andrew; Mudie, Stephen T.
Description
In this article, we review current knowledge about the silk produced by the larvae of bees, ants, and hornets [Apoidea and Vespoidea: Hymenoptera]. Different species use the silk either alone or in composites for a variety of purposes including mechanical reinforcement, thermal regulation, or humidification. The characteristic molecular structure of this silk is α-helical proteins assembled into tetrameric coiled coils. Gene sequences from seven species are available, and each species possesses...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2012 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/65231 |
Source: | Biopolymers |
DOI: | 10.1002/bip.21702 |
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