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Kennedy, Scott Brian.

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Biological activity and dynamic structure in artificial protein hydrogels.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Biological activity and dynamic structure in artificial protein hydrogels./
Author:	Kennedy, Scott Brian.
Description:	138 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 63-06, Section: B, page: 2860.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International63-06B.
Subject:	Chemistry, Polymer. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3056248
ISBN:	0493716548

Biological activity and dynamic structure in artificial protein hydrogels.
Kennedy, Scott Brian.

Biological activity and dynamic structure in artificial protein hydrogels. - 138 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 63-06, Section: B, page: 2860.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2002.

Techniques of genetic engineering have recently allowed for the synthesis of artificial, multidomain proteins. One exciting example of such a system is the recently published work of Petka et al describing an artificial protein comprised of three domains. One domain is an artificial sequence of amino acids designed to be highly charged, water soluble, and absent of secondary or tertiary structure. Flanking this domain are two domains designed after the amino acid sequential motif of leucine zippers. Leucine zippers are a naturally occurring class of proteins or protein domains that form alpha-helical structures and reversibly self-associate in aqueous solution with changes in pH and temperature. This artificial "triblock" protein design behaves as a physical gel in concentrated solutions near physiological conditions. In keeping with the exciting promise for future development of this system, three projects develop.

ISBN: 0493716548Subjects--Topical Terms:

1018428
Chemistry, Polymer.

Biological activity and dynamic structure in artificial protein hydrogels.
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520 $a Techniques of genetic engineering have recently allowed for the synthesis of artificial, multidomain proteins. One exciting example of such a system is the recently published work of Petka et al describing an artificial protein comprised of three domains. One domain is an artificial sequence of amino acids designed to be highly charged, water soluble, and absent of secondary or tertiary structure. Flanking this domain are two domains designed after the amino acid sequential motif of leucine zippers. Leucine zippers are a naturally occurring class of proteins or protein domains that form alpha-helical structures and reversibly self-associate in aqueous solution with changes in pH and temperature. This artificial "triblock" protein design behaves as a physical gel in concentrated solutions near physiological conditions. In keeping with the exciting promise for future development of this system, three projects develop.
520 $a First, incorporation of a site susceptible to hydrolysis by thrombin demonstrates a biologically active hydrogel. As site specific activity was not present in Petka's original design, new protein designs incorporate an enzyme cleavable site at both ends of the water-soluble coil domain. Gels prepared from the new protein irreversibly liquefy upon exposure to thrombin, and a complete kinetic analysis indicates successful incorporation of site-specific biological activity.
520 $a Second, ultracentrifugation and small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) were used to elucidate the gel structure. Dilute solution ultracentrifugation indicates tetrameric association of the leucine zipper domain. SAXS profiles from gel samples are also consistent with a large population of tetrameric aggregates. Together these results strengthen the hypothesis that leucine zipper associations act as physical crosslinks.
520 $a Finally, the evidence for a well-defined and controllable gel structure provided by SAXS led to a study of gel dynamics by diffusing wave spectroscopy (DWS). Coupled with fluorescence resonance energy transfer experiments, DWS results indicate that macroscopic physical properties correlate with molecular dynamics. This result opens the door to a wide range of potential and promising applications for precision-engineered physical protein hydrogels.
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