Silk-inspired sequence

Crystallization is the basis of silk strength. But if crystallization were excessive, then the silk would become very brittle rather than being the flexible fiber that it is. The study of model peptides inspired from silk sequences has shown catastrophic and uncontrollable aggregation suggesting... 

Most artificial protein polymers expressed to date have been inspired by sequences found in natural proteins. Structural proteins such as elastin, collagen, and silk exhibit usefid material properties and many researchers have attempted to capture these properties in well-defined engineered protein polymers. There is a wealth of knowledge related to these systems that will be discussed in depth in individual chapters of this volume. We will highlight only seleaed aspects of these protein polymers here. 

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