Sentences with phrase «of adhesive proteins»

Indeed, when a detailed biochemical analysis of the mussel footprints was performed, biomolecular signatures of the adhesive proteins were found on all the control materials but not on the Wyss» slippery surfaces.

Thanks to an incredibly strong matrix of adhesive proteins, known as byssal threads, that it extrudes through its two - hinged shell, the mussel is able to anchor itself to almost any surface — even Teflon.

Not exact matches

The protein layer is merely an adhesive, the team reported Aug. 10 in the advance online edition of the journal Nature Materials.

Sun decided to study a fraction of the peptide sequence that gave the glue its adhesive ability by attaching a heterogeneous hydrophilic peptide segment inspired by spider silk proteins.

However, limitations in complicated surface treatment and expensive protocols restrain the extensive use of these natural protein adhesives.

Zhang said particles rich in those proteins have exceptional adhesive abilities — abilities that could be used to the advantage of many, from biomedical engineers to paint makers.

They used a gel of fibrin, a protein found in blood clots that is commonly used as a surgical adhesive, to glue the cells to the injury site.

The Rutgers scientists further show that the transcription activator protein makes two separate, successive sets of adhesive, Velcro - like interactions with RNA polymerase: one that helps RNA polymerase bind to the DNA helix, and a second set that helps RNA polymerase unwind the DNA helix.

Mussels can grip fast to wet and rough surfaces using an adhesive protein and tough, plasticky fibres that can repair themselves when a few of their molecular bonds are broken.

Michigan Tech's Bruce P. Lee borrowed chemistry found in the adhesive proteins of mussels, left, to make his hydrogel actuator.

Hence, the adhesive structures are regulated and adjusted, via a complex network of structural and regulatory proteins.

Decreased expression of integrin adhesive protein receptors in adenocarcinoma of the breast.

Finally, in a collaboration with Frank Jülicher's group at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, we are using these data to develop physical models that will help us understand how local cellular adhesive, elastic and contractile properties are influenced by PCP proteins and other molecules, and how they combine to produce specific packing geometries at a global level.