Native-sized spider silk from E. coli
Produced native-sized recombinant spider silk protein in metabolically engineered E. coli and spun it into a strong fibre.
Built / tested: silk fibres
As reported in: Xia, Qian, Ki et al. (2010). Native-sized recombinant spider silk protein produced in metabolically engineered
<i>Escherichia coli</i>
results in a strong fiber. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi:10.1073/pnas.1003366107
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Protocol for spinnable silk proteins
A protocol for producing recombinant spider silk-like proteins for artificial fibre spinning.
Built / tested: artificial fibres
As reported in: Teulé, Cooper, Furin et al. (2009). A protocol for the production of recombinant spider silk-like proteins for artificial fiber spinning. Nature Protocols. doi:10.1038/nprot.2008.250
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