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Solid-state NMR evidence for elastin-like beta-turn structure in spider dragline silk.

Janelle E Jenkins, Melinda S Creager, Emily B Butler, Randolph V Lewis, Jeffery L Yarger, and Gregory P Holland

Chem Commun (London) 46(36):6714-6 (2010) PMID 20733981

Two-dimensional homo- and heteronuclear solid-state MAS NMR experiments on (13)C/(15)N-proline labeled Argiope aurantia dragline silk provide evidence for an elastin-like beta-turn structure for the repetitive Gly-Pro-Gly-X-X motif prevalent in major ampullate spidroin 2 (MaSp2).

DOI: 10.1039/c0cc00829j
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