Sutherland, Tara DWeisman, SarahTrueman, Holly ESriskantha, AlagaconeTrueman, JohnHaritos, Victoria S2015-12-100737-4038http://hdl.handle.net/1885/50802Silks 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 evolutionarKeywords: alanine; fibroin; amino terminal sequence; ant; article; bee; bumblebee; carboxy terminal sequence; gene sequence; genetic variability; honeybee; infrared spectroscopy; nonhuman; orthology; silk; Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Ants; Bees; Chromatography, L Ants; Bees; Coiled coils; Silk; Social insects200710.1093/molbev/msm1712015-12-09