Conservation of Essential Design Features in Coiled Coil Silks

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Sutherland, Tara D
Weisman, Sarah
Trueman, Holly E
Sriskantha, Alagacone
Trueman, John
Haritos, Victoria S

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Society for Molecular Biology Evolution

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Silks are strong protein fibers produced by a broad array of spiders and insects. The vast majority of known silks are large, repetitive proteins assembled into extended β-sheet structures. Honeybees, however, have found a radically different evolutionar

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Molecular Biology and Evolution

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2037-12-31