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Bamford JT, Jones SD, Schauser NS, Pedretti BJ, Gordon LW, Lynd NA, Clément RJ, Segalman RA. Improved Mechanical Strength without Sacrificing Li-Ion Transport in Polymer Electrolytes. ACS Macro Lett 2024; 13:638-643. [PMID: 38709178 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.4c00158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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Next-generation batteries demand solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) with rapid ion transport and robust mechanical properties. However, many SPEs with liquid-like Li+ transport mechanisms suffer a fundamental trade-off between conductivity and strength. Dynamic polymer networks can improve bulk mechanics with minimal impact to segmental relaxation or ionic conductivity. This study demonstrates a system where a single polymer-bound ligand simultaneously dissociates Li+ and forms long-lived Ni2+ networks. The polymer comprises an ethylene oxide backbone and imidazole (Im) ligands, blended with Li+ and Ni2+ salts. Ni2+-Im dynamic cross-links result in the formation of a rubbery plateau resulting in, consequently, storage modulus improvement by a factor of 133× with the introduction of Ni2+ at rNi = 0.08, from 0.014 to 1.907 MPa. Even with Ni2+ loading, the high Li+ conductivity of 3.7 × 10-6 S/cm is retained at 90 °C. This work demonstrates that decoupling of ion transport and bulk mechanics can be readily achieved by the addition of multivalent metal cations to polymers with chelating ligands.
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- James T Bamford
- Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
- Materials Engineering Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California 93106, United States
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- Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
- Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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Rola A, Kola A, Valensin D, Palacios O, Capdevila M, Gumienna-Kontecka E, Potocki S. Beyond copper: examining the significance of His-mutations in mycobacterial GroEL1 HRCT for Ni(II) complex stability and formation. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:6676-6689. [PMID: 38526845 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00011k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Recently, we have studied the coordination chemistry of the Cu(II)-histidine-rich C-terminal tail (HRCT) complex of the mycobacterial GroEL1 protein. The structure of this domain differs significantly compared to the well-known methionine-glycine-rich GroEL chaperonin - it was predicted that mycobacterial GroEL1 could play a significant role in the metal homeostasis of Mycobacteria, especially copper. However, we found that this particular domain's pattern also repeats in a number of Ni(II)-binding proteins. Here, we present the studies concerning the properties of GroEL1 HRCT as a ligand for Ni(II) ions. For this purpose, we chose eight model peptides: L1 - Ac-DHDHHHGHAH, L2 - Ac-DKPAKAEDHDHHHGHAH, and 6 mutants of the latter in the pH range of 2-11. We examined the stoichiometry, stability, and spectroscopic features of copper complexes. We noticed that similar to the Cu(II)-complex, the presence of a Lys5 residue significantly increases the stability of the system. The impact of His mutations was also examined and carefully studied using NMR spectroscopy. His9 and His13 are the crucial residues for Ni(II) binding, whereas His12 has minimal relevance in complex formation.
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- Anna Rola
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, 50- 383 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, 50- 383 Wroclaw, Poland.
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Romero-Freire A, De Marchi L, Freitas R, Velo A, Babarro JMF, Cobelo-García A. Ocean acidification impact on the uptake of trace elements by mussels and their biochemical effects. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2024; 269:106882. [PMID: 38442506 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2024.106882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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This study delves into the intricate interplay between ocean acidification (OA), metal bioaccumulation, and cellular responses using mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) as bioindicators. For this purpose, environmentally realistic concentrations of isotopically labelled metals (Cd, Cu, Ag, Ce) were added to investigate whether the OA increase would modify metal bioaccumulation and induce adverse effects at the cellular level. The study reveals that while certain elements like Cd and Ag might remain unaffected by OA, the bioavailability of Cu and Ce could potentially escalate, leading to amplified accumulation in marine organisms. The present findings highlight a significant rise in Ce concentrations within different mussel organs under elevated pCO2 conditions, accompanied by an increased isotopic fractionation of Ce (140/142Ce), suggesting a heightened potential for metal accumulation under OA. The results suggested that OA influenced metal accumulation in the gills of mussels. Conversely, metal accumulation in the digestive gland was unaffected by OA. The exposure to both trace metals and OA affects the biochemical responses of M. galloprovincialis, leading to increased metabolic capacity, changes in energy reserves, and alterations in oxidative stress markers, but the specific effects on other biomarkers (e.g., lipid peroxidation, some enzymatic responses or acetylcholinesterase activity) were not uniform, suggesting complex interactions between the stressors and the biochemical pathways in the mussels.
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- A Romero-Freire
- Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, University of Granada (UGR), Granada, Spain; Institute of Marine Research - Spanish National Research Council (IIM-CSIC), Vigo, Galicia, Spain.
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- Department of Biology & Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; Department of Veterinary, University of Pisa, Via Derna 1 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biology & Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Institute of Marine Research - Spanish National Research Council (IIM-CSIC), Vigo, Galicia, Spain
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- Institute of Marine Research - Spanish National Research Council (IIM-CSIC), Vigo, Galicia, Spain
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- Institute of Marine Research - Spanish National Research Council (IIM-CSIC), Vigo, Galicia, Spain.
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Maeng SW, Park TY, Park Y, Yoon T, Jung YM, Cha HJ. Self-Healable Adhesive Hydrogel with a Preserved Underwater Adhesive Ability Based on Histidine-Zinc Coordination and a Bioengineered Hybrid Mussel Protein. Biomacromolecules 2024; 25:379-387. [PMID: 38108296 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c01025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Mussels are marine organisms that are capable of constructing an underwater adhesion between their bodies and rigid structures. It is well known that mussels achieve underwater adhesion through the presence of mussel adhesive proteins (MAPs) that contain high levels of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA). Although the extraordinary underwater adhesive properties of mussels are attributed to DOPA, its capacity to play a dual role in surface adhesion and internal cohesion is inherently limited. However, mussels employ a combination of chemical moieties, not just DOPA, along with anatomical components, such as plaque and byssus, in underwater adhesion. This also involves junction proteins that connect the plaque and byssus. In this study, a novel hybrid MAP was bioengineered via the fusion of the plaque protein (foot protein type 1) and the histidine-rich domain of the junction protein (foot protein type 4). To achieve direct adhesion underwater, the adhesive should maintain surface adhesion without disintegrating. Notably, the histidine-Zn-coordinated hybrid MAP hydrogel maintained a high surface adhesion ability even after cross-linking because of the preservation of its unoxidized and non-cross-linked DOPA moieties. The formulated adhesive hydrogel system based on the bioengineered hybrid MAP exhibited self-healing properties, owing to the reversible metal coordination bonds. The developed adhesive hydrogel exhibits outstanding levels of bulk adhesion in underwater environments, highlighting its potential as an effective adhesive biomaterial. Therefore, the introduction of histidine-rich domains into MAPs may be applied in various studies to formulate mussel-inspired adhesives with self-healing properties and to fully utilize the adhesive ability of DOPA.
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- Seong-Woo Maeng
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Molecular Science and Fusion Technology, Kangwon Radiation Convergence Research Support Center, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Molecular Science and Fusion Technology, Kangwon Radiation Convergence Research Support Center, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
- Medical Science and Engineering, School of Convergence Science and Technology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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Engineering Mechanical Strong Biomaterials Inspired by Structural Building Blocks in Nature. Chem Res Chin Univ 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-023-2357-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Chen J, Zeng H. Mussel-Inspired Reversible Molecular Adhesion for Fabricating Self-Healing Materials. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:12999-13008. [PMID: 36260819 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Nature offers inspiration for the development of high-performance synthetic materials. Extensive studies on the universal adhesion and self-healing behavior of mussel byssus reveal that a series of reversible molecular interactions occurring in byssal plaques and threads play an essential role, and the mussel-inspired chemistry can serve as a versatile platform for the design of self-healing materials. In this Perspective, we provide an overview of the recent progress in the detection, quantification, and utilization of mussel-inspired reversible molecular interactions, which includes the elucidation of their binding mechanisms via force-measuring techniques and the development of self-healing materials based on these dynamic interactions. Both conventional catechol-medicated interactions and newly discovered chemistry beyond the catechol groups are discussed, providing insights into the design strategies of advanced self-healing materials via mussel-inspired chemistry.
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- Jingsi Chen
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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Chen J, Peng Q, Peng X, Zhang H, Zeng H. Probing and Manipulating Noncovalent Interactions in Functional Polymeric Systems. Chem Rev 2022; 122:14594-14678. [PMID: 36054924 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Noncovalent interactions, which usually feature tunable strength, reversibility, and environmental adaptability, have been recognized as driving forces in a variety of biological and chemical processes, contributing to the recognition between molecules, the formation of molecule clusters, and the establishment of complex structures of macromolecules. The marriage of noncovalent interactions and conventional covalent polymers offers the systems novel mechanical, physicochemical, and biological properties, which are highly dependent on the binding mechanisms of the noncovalent interactions that can be illuminated via quantification. This review systematically discusses the nanomechanical characterization of typical noncovalent interactions in polymeric systems, mainly through direct force measurements at microscopic, nanoscopic, and molecular levels, which provide quantitative information (e.g., ranges, strengths, and dynamics) on the binding behaviors. The fundamental understandings of intermolecular and interfacial interactions are then correlated to the macroscopic performances of a series of noncovalently bonded polymers, whose functions (e.g., stimuli-responsiveness, self-healing capacity, universal adhesiveness) can be customized through the manipulation of the noncovalent interactions, providing insights into the rational design of advanced materials with applications in biomedical, energy, environmental, and other engineering fields.
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- Jingsi Chen
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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Lu Z, Sun L, Liu J, Wei H, Zhang P, Yu Y. Photoredox-Mediated Designing and Regulating Metal-Coordinate Hydrogels for Programmable Soft 3D-Printed Actuators. ACS Macro Lett 2022; 11:967-974. [PMID: 35830546 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Metal-organic coordination is widely applied for designing responsive polymers and soft devices. But it is still a challenge to prepare redox-responsive actuators with complicated structures, limiting their advanced applications in material and engineering fields. Here, we report a photoredox-mediated designing and regulating strategy to fabricate metal-coordinate hydrogels with the catalysis of Ru(II)/Co(III) under visible-light irradiation in seconds. Meanwhile, multiple polymer networks are formed and penetrated by each other, enabling as-prepared hydrogels excellent mechanical properties and toughness. This rapid, one-step, and controllable process is highly compatible with standard photography and printing techniques to make hierarchical 2D/3D structures. Importantly, the oxidization decomposition of Co(III) benefits the formation of cobalt cation-based redox-responsive networks, which have the potential for designing shape-memory materials and actuators by the regulation of Co3+/2+ states via tuning redox environmental conditions. As a proof-of-concept, a programmable air-driven actuator is successfully demonstrated to control cargo capturing/releasing by designing complicated, asymmetric structures and optimizing their performance with the combination of a typical extrusion 3D printing approach. In this Letter, we report a simple and general metal-organic coordination strategy for designing high-performance actuators, which shows promising applications in smart soft devices and electronics.
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- Zhe Lu
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 71000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 71000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 71000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 71000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 71000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 71000, China
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Kheeree N, Kuptawach K, Puthong S, Sangtanoo P, Srimongkol P, Boonserm P, Reamtong O, Choowongkomon K, Karnchanatat A. Discovery of calcium-binding peptides derived from defatted lemon basil seeds with enhanced calcium uptake in human intestinal epithelial cells, Caco-2. Sci Rep 2022; 12:4659. [PMID: 35304505 PMCID: PMC8933469 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08380-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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It is anticipated that calcium-chelating peptides may serve to enhance the absorption of calcium. This research examined defatted lemon basil seeds (DLBS) which had been treated with Alcalase under optimized parameters for the degree of hydrolysis for proteolysis, discovering that the activity for calcium-binding in a competitive condition with phosphate ion was 60.39 ± 1.545%. The purification of the hydrolysates was performed via ultrafiltration along with reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). Determination of the purified peptide amino acid sequence was confirmed for both peptides and reported as Ala-Phe-Asn-Arg-Ala-Lys-Ser-Lys-Ala-Leu-Asn-Glu-Asn (AFNRAKSKALNEN; Basil-1), and Tyr-Asp-Ser-Ser-Gly-Gly-Pro-Thr-Pro-Trp-Leu-Ser-Pro-Tyr (YDSSGGPTPWLSPY; Basil-2). The respective activities for calcium-binding were 38.62 ± 1.33%, and 42.19 ± 2.27%. Fluorescence spectroscopy, and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were employed in order to assess the chelating mechanism between calcium and the peptides. It was found that the calcium ions took place through the activity of the amino nitrogen atoms and the oxygen atoms on the carboxyl group. Moreover, both of these peptides served to improve calcium transport and absorption in Caco-2 cell monolayers, depending on the concentration involved. It was revealed that the peptide-calcium complexes offered an increased calcium absorption percentage when compared to free calcium at similar concentrations. It might be concluded that the peptide within the peptide-calcium complex can promote calcium absorption through both active and passive transport pathways by increasing calcium concentration and promoting cell membrane interaction. Accordingly, DLBS protein can be considered a strong potential source of protein which can be used to produce calcium-binding peptides and might therefore play a role in the production of nutraceutical foods as a bioactive ingredient.
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- Norhameemee Kheeree
- Program in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Program in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Research Unit in Bioconversion/Bioseparation for Value-Added Chemical Production, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Research Unit in Bioconversion/Bioseparation for Value-Added Chemical Production, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Research Unit in Bioconversion/Bioseparation for Value-Added Chemical Production, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, 126 Pracha Uthit Road, Tungkru, Bangkok, 10140, Thailand
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- Department of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngamwongwan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Program in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand. .,Research Unit in Bioconversion/Bioseparation for Value-Added Chemical Production, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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Zhou X, Ren L, Liu Q, Song Z, Wu Q, He Y, Li B, Ren L. Advances in Field-Assisted 3D Printing of Bio-Inspired Composites: From Bioprototyping to Manufacturing. Macromol Biosci 2021; 22:e2100332. [PMID: 34784100 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202100332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Biocomposite systems evolve to superior structural strategies in adapting to their living environments, using limited materials to form functionality superior to their inherent properties. The synergy of physical-field and Three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies creates unprecedented opportunities that overcome the limitations of traditional manufacturing methods and enable the precise replication of bio-enhanced structures. Here, an overview of typical structural designs in biocomposite systems, their functions and properties, are provided and the recent advances in bio-inspired composites using mechanical, electrical, magnetic, and ultrasound-field-assisted 3D printing techniques are highlighted. Finally, in order to realize the preparation of bionic functional devices and equipment with more superior functions, here an outlook on the development of field-assisted 3D printing technology from three aspects are provided: Materials, technology, and post-processing.
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- Xueli Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.,School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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Waite JH, Harrington MJ. Following the thread: Mytilus mussel byssus as an inspired multi-functional biomaterial. CAN J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2021-0191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Over the last 15 years, the byssus of marine mussels (Mytilus spp.) has emerged as an important model system for the bio-inspired development and synthesis of advanced polymers and adhesives. But how did these seemingly inconsequential fibers that are routinely discarded in mussel hors d’oeuvres become the focus of intense international research. In the present review, we take a historical perspective to understand this phenomenon. Our purpose is not to review the sizeable literature of mussel-inspired materials, as there are numerous excellent reviews that cover this topic in great depth. Instead, we explore how the byssus became a magnet for bio-inspired materials science, with a focus on the specific breakthroughs in the understanding of composition, structure, function, and formation of the byssus achieved through fundamental scientific investigation. Extracted principles have led to bio-inspired design of novel materials with both biomedical and technical applications, including surgical adhesives, self-healing polymers, tunable hydrogels, and even actuated composites. Continued study into the byssus of Mytilid mussels and other species will provide a rich source of inspiration for years to come.
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- J. Herbert Waite
- Marine Sciences Institute, Lagoon Road, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada
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Nunes LGP, Reichert T, Machini MT. His-Rich Peptides, Gly- and His-Rich Peptides: Functionally Versatile Compounds with Potential Multi-Purpose Applications. Int J Pept Res Ther 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-021-10302-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Amstad E, Harrington MJ. From vesicles to materials: bioinspired strategies for fabricating hierarchically structured soft matter. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2021; 379:20200338. [PMID: 34334030 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2020.0338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Certain organisms including species of mollusks, polychaetes, onychophorans and arthropods produce exceptional polymeric materials outside their bodies under ambient conditions using concentrated fluid protein precursors. While much is understood about the structure-function relationships that define the properties of such materials, comparatively less is understood about how such materials are fabricated and specifically, how their defining hierarchical structures are achieved via bottom-up assembly. Yet this information holds great potential for inspiring sustainable manufacture of advanced polymeric materials with controlled multi-scale structure. In the present perspective, we first examine recent work elucidating the formation of the tough adhesive fibres of the mussel byssus via secretion of vesicles filled with condensed liquid protein phases (coacervates and liquid crystals)-highlighting which design principles are relevant for bio-inspiration. In the second part of the perspective, we examine the potential of recent advances in drops and additive manufacturing as a bioinspired platform for mimicking such processes to produce hierarchically structured materials. This article is part of the theme issue 'Bio-derived and bioinspired sustainable advanced materials for emerging technologies (part 1)'.
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- Esther Amstad
- Soft Materials Laboratory, Institute of Materials, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Dept. of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 0B8
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Zhang F, Wu D, Xia F, Zhang X, Li X, Huang H, Feng H, Zhang J. Iron speciation and annual records in black coral as new proxy for mining and environmental impacts. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 776:145965. [PMID: 33647659 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Iron (Fe) is a micronutrient and plays an important role in regulating ocean primary production and consequently changing oceanic CO2 uptake. However, approaches for high-resolution of Fe records in marine environment has been a great challenge. In this study, we report for the first time an annual Fe record on black coral organic skeleton from the northern South China Sea (SCS) as an archive to study the environmental change during the past century. In situ micro-Raman, synchrotron micro X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (μ-XANES) and synchrotron micro X-ray fluorescence (μ-XRF) were applied to investigate the Fe speciation and the radial Fe profile in black coral. The preliminary results from micro-Raman and synchrotron micro XANES analysis demonstrated that Fe in black coral was mainly combined with 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (dopa) as tris-DOPA-Fe complex. Such spatial coordination structure of complexation makes Fe have high affinity with dopa in black coral. Furthermore, elevated Fe concentration in Fe profile recorded on synchrotron μ-XRF spectra with 2.5 μm resolution corresponded well to the exploitation history of the adjacent onshore Tiandu Iron Mine (Sanya, China) from 1939 to 1960. Other distinct Fe peak coincides with the war activities in 1970s. The findings presented in this work indicate that the high-resolution iron record with low annual growth rate (~17.8 μm year-1) of black coral may serve as a proxy of marine environmental record.
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- Fenfen Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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Jehle F, Priemel T, Strauss M, Fratzl P, Bertinetti L, Harrington MJ. Collagen Pentablock Copolymers Form Smectic Liquid Crystals as Precursors for Mussel Byssus Fabrication. ACS NANO 2021; 15:6829-6838. [PMID: 33793207 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c10457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Protein-based biological materials are important role models for the design and fabrication of next generation advanced polymers. Marine mussels (Mytilus spp.) fabricate hierarchically structured collagenous fibers known as byssal threads via bottom-up supramolecular assembly of fluid protein precursors. The high degree of structural organization in byssal threads is intimately linked to their exceptional toughness and self-healing capacity. Here, we investigated the hypothesis that multidomain collagen precursor proteins, known as preCols, are stored in secretory vesicles as a colloidal liquid crystal (LC) phase prior to thread self-assembly. Using advanced electron microscopy methods, including scanning TEM and FIB-SEM, we visualized the detailed smectic preCol LC nanostructure in 3D, including various LC defects, confirming this hypothesis and providing quantitative insights into the mesophase structure. In light of these findings, we performed an in-depth comparative analysis of preCol protein sequences from multiple Mytilid species revealing that the smectic organization arises from an evolutionarily conserved ABCBA pentablock copolymer-like primary structure based on demarcations in hydropathy and charge distribution as well as terminal pH-responsive domains that trigger fiber formation. These distilled supramolecular assembly principles provide inspiration and strategies for sustainable assembly of nanostructured polymeric materials for potential applications in engineering and biomedical applications.
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- Franziska Jehle
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, 3640 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C7, Canada
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
- BCUBE Center for Molecular Bioengineering, TU Dresden, Tatzberg 41, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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Reversible Mechanochemistry Enabled Autonomous Sustaining of Robustness of Polymers—An Example of Next Generation Self-healing Strategy. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-021-2532-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Heidarian P, Kouzani AZ, Kaynak A, Bahrami B, Paulino M, Nasri-Nasrabadi B, Varley RJ. Rational Design of Mussel-Inspired Hydrogels with Dynamic Catecholato-Metal Coordination Bonds. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 41:e2000439. [PMID: 33174274 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Nature has often been the main source of inspiration for designing smart functional materials. As an example, mussels can attach to almost any wet surfaces, for example, wood, rocks, metal, etc., due to the presence of catechols containing amino acid 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-l-alanine (DOPA). Fabrication of mussel-inspired hydrogels using dynamic catecholato-metal coordination bonds has recently been in the limelight because of the hydrogels' ease of gelation, interesting self-healing, self-recovery, adhesiveness, and pH-responsiveness, as well as shear-thinning and mechanical properties. Mussel inspired hydrogels take advantage of catechols, for example, DOPA in the blue mussel, to undergo catecholatometal gelation through coordination chemistry. This review explores the latest developments in the fabrication of such hydrogels using catecholato-metal coordination bonds, and discusses their potential applications in sensors, flexible electronics, tissue engineering, and wound dressing. Moreover, current challenges and prospects of such hydrogels are discussed. The main focus of this paper is on providing a deeper understanding of this growing field in terms of chemistry, physics, and associated properties.
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- Pejman Heidarian
- School of Engineering, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3216, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3216, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3216, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 84156-83111, Iran
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- School of Engineering, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3216, Australia
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- Carbon Nexus at the Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, 3216, Australia
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Wang M, Zheng Z, Liu C, Sun H, Liu Y. Investigating the calcium binding characteristics of black bean protein hydrolysate. Food Funct 2020; 11:8724-8734. [PMID: 32945323 DOI: 10.1039/d0fo01708f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The black bean protein has been widely utilized to prepare hydrolysates with different bioactive properties. Herein, we hydrolyzed the black bean protein to prepare hydrolysate with calcium binding activity and characterized its behavior. Our results showed that ficin was superior in obtaining hydrolysate with calcium binding capacity in comparison with trypsin, alcalase and bromelain. In particular, the optimal capacity of ficin hydrolysate reached 77.54 ± 1.61 μg mg-1, where the optimal hydrolysis conditions of ficin were a temperature of 70 °C, a pH value of 6.2, an enzyme concentration of 1.61% and a time of 3 h. This might be due to high proportions of aspartic acid and glutamic acid (35.59%). Further spectral analysis evidenced the formation of hydrolysate-calcium complexes, demonstrating that the interaction between hydrolysate and calcium ions primarily occur on carboxyl oxygen atoms and amino nitrogen atoms. These findings provide a possible utilization of black bean hydrolysate to serve as a calcium supplement nutraceutical to enhance the absorption and bioavailability.
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- Man Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, People's Republic of China.
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Li CH, Zuo JL. Self-Healing Polymers Based on Coordination Bonds. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1903762. [PMID: 31599045 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201903762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Revised: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Self-healing ability is an important survival feature in nature, with which living beings can spontaneously repair damage when wounded. Inspired by nature, people have designed and synthesized many self-healing materials by encapsulating healing agents or incorporating reversible covalent bonds or noncovalent interactions into a polymer matrix. Among the noncovalent interactions, the coordination bond is demonstrated to be effective for constructing highly efficient self-healing polymers. Moreover, with the presence of functional metal ions or ligands and dynamic metal-ligand bonds, self-healing polymers can show various functions such as dielectrics, luminescence, magnetism, catalysis, stimuli-responsiveness, and shape-memory behavior. Herein, the recent developments and achievements made in the field of self-healing polymers based on coordination bonds are presented. The advantages of coordination bonds in constructing self-healing polymers are highlighted, the various metal-ligand bonds being utilized in self-healing polymers are summarized, and examples of functional self-healing polymers originating from metal-ligand interactions are given. Finally, a perspective is included addressing the promises and challenges for the future development of self-healing polymers based on coordination bonds.
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- Cheng-Hui Li
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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Zhu X, Tang R, Wang S, Chen X, Hu J, Lei C, Huang Y, Wang H, Nie Z, Yao S. Protein@Inorganic Nanodumpling System for High-Loading Protein Delivery with Activatable Fluorescence and Magnetic Resonance Bimodal Imaging Capabilities. ACS NANO 2020; 14:2172-2182. [PMID: 31990525 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b09024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Efficient protein delivery into the target cell is highly desirable for protein therapeutics. Current approaches for protein delivery commonly suffer from low-loading protein capacity, poor specificity for target cells, and invisible protein release. Herein, we report a protein@inorganic nanodumpling (ND) system as an intracellular protein delivery platform. Similar to a traditional Chinese food, the dumpling, ND consists of a protein complex "filling" formed by metal-ion-directed self-assembly of protein cargos fused to histidine-rich green fluorescent proteins (H39GFPs), which are further encapsulated by an external surface "wrapper" of manganese dioxide (MnO2) via in situ biomineralization. This ND structure allows for a high loading capacity (>63 wt %) for protein cargos with enhanced stability. NDs can be targeted and internalized into cancer cells specifically through folic acid receptors by surface-tailored folic acid. The protein cargo release is in a bistimuli-responsive manner, triggered by an either reductive or acidic intracellular microenvironment. Moreover, the MnO2 nanowrapper is an efficient fluorescence quencher for inner fused GFPs and also a "switch-on" magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) agent via triggered release of Mn2+ ions, which enables activatable fluorescence/MRI bimodal imaging of protein release. Finally, the ND is highly potent and specific to deliver functional protein ribonuclease A (RNase A) into cultured target cells and the tumor site in a xenografted mouse model, eliminating the tumor cells with high therapeutic efficacy. Our approach provides a promising alternative to advance protein-based cancer therapeutics.
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- Xiaohua Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , P. R. China
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- College of Biology , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , P. R. China
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- College of Biology , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecular Chemical Biology , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , P. R. China
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Pasche D, Horbelt N, Marin F, Motreuil S, Fratzl P, Harrington MJ. Self-healing silk from the sea: role of helical hierarchical structure in Pinna nobilis byssus mechanics. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:9654-9664. [PMID: 31720677 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm01830a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The byssus fibers of Mytilus mussel species have become an important role model in bioinspired materials research due to their impressive properties (e.g. high toughness, self-healing); however, Mytilids represent only a small subset of all byssus-producing bivalves. Recent studies have revealed that byssus from other species possess completely different protein composition and hierarchical structure. In this regard, Pinna nobilis byssus is especially interesting due to its very different morphology, function and its historical use for weaving lightweight golden fabrics, known as sea silk. P. nobilis byssus was recently discovered to be comprised of globular proteins organized into a helical protein superstructure. In this work, we investigate the relationships between this hierarchical structure and the mechanical properties of P. nobilis byssus threads, including energy dissipation and self-healing capacity. To achieve this, we performed in-depth mechanical characterization, as well as tensile testing coupled with in situ X-ray scattering. Our findings reveal that P. nobilis byssus, like Mytilus, possesses self-healing and energy damping behavior and that the initial elastic behavior of P. nobilis byssus is due to stretching and unraveling of the previously observed helical building blocks comprising the byssus. These findings have biological relevance for understanding the convergent evolution of mussel byssus for different species, and also for the field of bio-inspired materials.
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- Delphine Pasche
- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14424, Germany
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- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14424, Germany
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- UMR CNRS 6282 Biogéosciences, Université de Bourgogne - Franche-Comté, Dijon 21000, France
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- UMR CNRS 6282 Biogéosciences, Université de Bourgogne - Franche-Comté, Dijon 21000, France
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- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14424, Germany
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- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14424, Germany and Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada.
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Renner-Rao M, Clark M, Harrington MJ. Fiber Formation from Liquid Crystalline Collagen Vesicles Isolated from Mussels. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:15992-16001. [PMID: 31424225 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Marine mussels (Mytilus edulis) fabricate byssal threads, high-performance biopolymeric fibers, which exhibit exceptional toughness and self-healing capacity. These properties are associated with collagenous proteins in the fibrous thread core known as preCols that self-organize into a hierarchical semicrystalline structure. Threads assemble individually in a bottom-up process lasting just minutes via secretion of membrane bound vesicles filled with preCols. However, very little is understood about the details and dynamics of this assembly process. Here, we explore the hypothesis that preCols are stored within the vesicles in a liquid crystalline phase, which contributes to fiber assembly by preordering molecules. To achieve this, a protocol was developed for extracting and isolating intact preCol secretory vesicles in high yield and purity. Vesicles were characterized and were manipulated in vitro, clearly indicating the dynamic liquid crystalline nature of the proteins within. Moreover, mechanical shearing of vesicles led to formation of highly birefringent preCol fibers. These findings have relevance for efforts toward sustainable production of advanced polymeric materials, and possibly for engineering biomedical scaffolds based on collagenous proteins.
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- Max Renner-Rao
- Department of Chemistry , McGill University , 801 Sherbrooke Street West , Montreal , Quebec H3A 0B8 , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry , McGill University , 801 Sherbrooke Street West , Montreal , Quebec H3A 0B8 , Canada
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- Department of Chemistry , McGill University , 801 Sherbrooke Street West , Montreal , Quebec H3A 0B8 , Canada
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Lai E, Keshavarz B, Holten-Andersen N. Deciphering How the Viscoelastic Properties of Mussel-Inspired Metal-Coordinate Transiently Cross-Linked Gels Dictate Their Tack Behavior. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:15979-15984. [PMID: 31634429 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In recent years, researchers have incorporated mussel-inspired metal-coordinate cross-links into various types of gels to improve their mechanical properties, particularly toughness and self-healing. However, not much is understood about how the linear mechanical properties of these gels dictate their tack properties. In this study, we use shear rheology and tack tests to explore correlations between linear viscoelastic properties (i.e., plateau modulus, Gp, and characteristic relaxation time, τc) and tack behavior (i.e., peak stress, σmax, and energy dissipation per volume, EDV) of transiently cross-linked hydrogels comprised of histidine-functionalized 4-arm PEG coordinated with Ni2+. By using the Ni2+-histidine ratio and polymer wt % of the transient networks to control their viscoelastic properties, we demonstrate a strong dependence of σmax on Gp and τc. The observed correlation between network dynamics and mechanics under tensile load is in good quantitative agreement with a theoretical framework for σmax, which includes the linear viscoelastic properties as parameters. EDV is also influenced by Gp and τc, and the EDV after reaching σmax is additionally dependent on the polymer wt %. These findings are consistent with previously proposed molecular mechanics of reversible HisxNi2+ cross-links and provide us with new insights into the correlations between bulk mechanics and adhesive dynamics of gels with transient metal-coordinate cross-links.
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Tunn I, Harrington MJ, Blank KG. Bioinspired Histidine⁻Zn 2+ Coordination for Tuning the Mechanical Properties of Self-Healing Coiled Coil Cross-Linked Hydrogels. Biomimetics (Basel) 2019; 4:biomimetics4010025. [PMID: 31105210 PMCID: PMC6477626 DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics4010025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Natural biopolymeric materials often possess properties superior to their individual components. In mussel byssus, reversible histidine (His)–metal coordination is a key feature, which mediates higher-order self-assembly as well as self-healing. The byssus structure, thus, serves as an excellent natural blueprint for the development of self-healing biomimetic materials with reversibly tunable mechanical properties. Inspired by byssal threads, we bioengineered His–metal coordination sites into a heterodimeric coiled coil (CC). These CC-forming peptides serve as a noncovalent cross-link for poly(ethylene glycol)-based hydrogels and participate in the formation of higher-order assemblies via intermolecular His–metal coordination as a second cross-linking mode. Raman and circular dichroism spectroscopy revealed the presence of α-helical, Zn2+ cross-linked aggregates. Using rheology, we demonstrate that the hydrogel is self-healing and that the addition of Zn2+ reversibly switches the hydrogel properties from viscoelastic to elastic. Importantly, using different Zn2+:His ratios allows for tuning the hydrogel relaxation time over nearly three orders of magnitude. This tunability is attributed to the progressive transformation of single CC cross-links into Zn2+ cross-linked aggregates; a process that is fully reversible upon addition of the metal chelator ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid. These findings reveal that His–metal coordination can be used as a versatile cross-linking mechanism for tuning the viscoelastic properties of biomimetic hydrogels.
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- Isabell Tunn
- Mechano(bio)chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Science Park Potsdam-Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Science Park Potsdam-Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada.
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- Mechano(bio)chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Science Park Potsdam-Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.
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Zechel S, Hager MD, Priemel T, Harrington MJ. Healing through Histidine: Bioinspired Pathways to Self-Healing Polymers via Imidazole⁻Metal Coordination. Biomimetics (Basel) 2019; 4:E20. [PMID: 31105205 PMCID: PMC6477608 DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics4010020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Biology offers a valuable inspiration toward the development of self-healing engineering composites and polymers. In particular, chemical level design principles extracted from proteinaceous biopolymers, especially the mussel byssus, provide inspiration for design of autonomous and intrinsic healing in synthetic polymers. The mussel byssus is an acellular tissue comprised of extremely tough protein-based fibers, produced by mussels to secure attachment on rocky surfaces. Threads exhibit self-healing response following an apparent plastic yield event, recovering initial material properties in a time-dependent fashion. Recent biochemical analysis of the structure-function relationships defining this response reveal a key role of sacrificial cross-links based on metal coordination bonds between Zn2+ ions and histidine amino acid residues. Inspired by this example, many research groups have developed self-healing polymeric materials based on histidine (imidazole)-metal chemistry. In this review, we provide a detailed overview of the current understanding of the self-healing mechanism in byssal threads, and an overview of the current state of the art in histidine- and imidazole-based synthetic polymers.
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- Stefan Zechel
- Laboratory for Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany.
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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- Laboratory for Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany.
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada.
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Chen M, Wang W, Chen H, Bai L, Xue Z, Wei D, Yang H, Niu Y. Synthesis and Properties of Self-healing Metallopolymers with 5-Vinyltetrazole Units and Zn(II). Macromol Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s13233-019-7032-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Trapaidze A, D'Antuono M, Fratzl P, Harrington MJ. Exploring mussel byssus fabrication with peptide-polymer hybrids: Role of pH and metal coordination in self-assembly and mechanics of histidine-rich domains. Eur Polym J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.09.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Walters ME, Esfandi R, Tsopmo A. Potential of Food Hydrolyzed Proteins and Peptides to Chelate Iron or Calcium and Enhance their Absorption. Foods 2018; 7:E172. [PMID: 30347663 PMCID: PMC6210708 DOI: 10.3390/foods7100172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Revised: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Iron and calcium are two essential micronutrients that have strong effects on nutrition and human health because of their involvement in several biological and redox processes. Iron is responsible for electron and oxygen transport, cell respiration, and gene expression, whereas calcium is responsible for intracellular metabolism, muscle contraction, cardiac function, and cell proliferation. The bioavailability of these nutrients in the body is dependent on enhancers and inhibitors, some of which are found in consumed foods. Hydrolyzed proteins and peptides from food proteins can bind these essential minerals in the body and facilitate their absorption and bioavailability. The binding is also important because excess free iron will increase oxidative stress and the risks of developing chronic diseases. This paper provides an overview of the function of calcium and iron, and strategies to enhance their absorption with an emphasis on hydrolyzed proteins and peptides from foods. It also discusses the relationship between the structure of peptides and their potential to act as transition metal ligands.
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- Mallory E Walters
- Food Science and Nutrition Program, Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
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- Food Science and Nutrition Program, Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
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- Food Science and Nutrition Program, Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
- Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton Unive6rsity, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
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Enke M, Köps L, Zechel S, Brendel JC, Vitz J, Hager MD, Schubert US. Influence of Aspartate Moieties on the Self-Healing Behavior of Histidine-Rich Supramolecular Polymers. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 39:e1700742. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201700742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Revised: 03/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Marcel Enke
- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Humboldtstr. 10 07743 Jena Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Humboldtstr. 10 07743 Jena Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Humboldtstr. 10 07743 Jena Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Humboldtstr. 10 07743 Jena Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Humboldtstr. 10 07743 Jena Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Humboldtstr. 10 07743 Jena Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Humboldtstr. 10 07743 Jena Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Germany
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Jehle F, Fratzl P, Harrington MJ. Metal-Tunable Self-Assembly of Hierarchical Structure in Mussel-Inspired Peptide Films. ACS NANO 2018; 12:2160-2168. [PMID: 29385330 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b07905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Bottom-up control over structural hierarchy from the nanoscale through the macroscale is a critical aspect of biological materials fabrication and function, which can inspire production of advanced materials. Mussel byssal threads are a prime example of protein-based biofibers in which hierarchical organization of protein building blocks coupled via metal complexation leads to notable mechanical behaviors, such as high toughness and self-healing. Using a natural amino acid sequence from byssal thread proteins, which functions as a pH-triggered self-assembly point, we created free-standing peptide films with complex hierarchical organization across multiple length scales that can be controlled by inclusion of metal ions (Zn2+ and Cu2+) during the assembly process. Additionally, analysis of film mechanical performance indicates that metal coordination bestows up to an order of magnitude increase in material stiffness, providing a paradigm for creating tunable polymeric materials with multiscale organizational structure.
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- Franziska Jehle
- Department of Biomaterials , Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Potsdam 14476 , Germany
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- Department of Biomaterials , Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Potsdam 14476 , Germany
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- Department of Biomaterials , Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , Potsdam 14476 , Germany
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DeMartini DG, Errico JM, Sjoestroem S, Fenster A, Waite JH. A cohort of new adhesive proteins identified from transcriptomic analysis of mussel foot glands. J R Soc Interface 2018; 14:rsif.2017.0151. [PMID: 28592662 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2017.0151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The adaptive attachment of marine mussels to a wide range of substrates in a high-energy, saline environment has been explored for decades and is a significant driver of bioinspired wet adhesion research. Mussel attachment relies on a fibrous holdfast known as the byssus, which is made by a specialized appendage called the foot. Multiple adhesive and structural proteins are rapidly synthesized, secreted and moulded by the foot into holdfast threads. About 10 well-characterized proteins, namely the mussel foot proteins (Mfps), the preCols and the thread matrix proteins, are reported as representing the bulk of these structures. To explore how robust this proposition is, we sequenced the transcriptome of the glandular tissues that produce and secrete the various holdfast components using next-generation sequencing methods. Surprisingly, we found around 15 highly expressed genes that have not previously been characterized, but bear key similarities to the previously defined mussel foot proteins, suggesting additional contribution to byssal function. We verified the validity of these transcripts by polymerase chain reaction, cloning and Sanger sequencing as well as confirming their presence as proteins in the byssus. These newly identified proteins greatly expand the palette of mussel holdfast biochemistry and provide new targets for investigation into bioinspired wet adhesion.
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- Daniel G DeMartini
- Marine Science Institute, University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150, USA
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- Marine Science Institute, University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150, USA
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- Marine Science Institute, University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150, USA
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- Marine Science Institute, University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150, USA
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- Marine Science Institute, University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150, USA
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Li Y, Liao M, Zhou J. Catechol-cation adhesion on silica surfaces: molecular dynamics simulations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 19:29222-29231. [PMID: 29067370 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp05284g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Understanding the interaction mechanism between catechol-cation and inorganic surfaces is vital for controlling the interfacial adhesion behavior. In this work, molecular dynamics simulations are employed to study the adhesion of siderophore analogues (Tren-Lys-Cam, Tren-Arg-Cam and Tren-His-Cam) on silica surfaces with different degrees of ionization and the effects of cationic amino acids and ionic strength on adhesion are discussed. Simulation results indicate that adhesion of catechol-cation onto the ionized silica surface is dominated by electrostatic interactions. At different degrees of ionization, the rank of the adhesions of three siderophore analogues on silica is different. Further analysis shows that the amino acid terminus has a large influence on the adhesion process, especially histidine adhesion on negatively charged surfaces. Tren-Lys-Cam (TLC) has a larger adhesion free energy than Tren-Arg-Cam (TAC) at a higher degree of ionization (18%); both the bulkier structure and delocalized charge of Arg decreased the cation's electrostatic interaction with the charged silica. In addition, the adhesion free energy on ionized silica surfaces decreased with increasing ionic strength of aqueous solutions. A linear correlation between the potential of mean force obtained from umbrella sampling and the rupture force via steered molecular dynamics simulations for siderophore analogue adhesion on silica surfaces is also found. This work may provide some guidance for developing the next generation underwater adhesives.
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- Yingtu Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab for Green Chemical Product Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China.
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Enke M, Bose RK, Zechel S, Vitz J, Deubler R, Garcia SJ, van der Zwaag S, Schacher FH, Hager MD, Schubert US. A translation of the structure of mussel byssal threads into synthetic materials by the utilization of histidine-rich block copolymers. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py00663f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The self-healing capacities of mussel-inspired metallopolymers based on block copolymers containing histidine are briefly presented.
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Que EL, Duncan FE, Bayer AR, Philips SJ, Roth EW, Bleher R, Gleber SC, Vogt S, Woodruff TK, O'Halloran TV. Zinc sparks induce physiochemical changes in the egg zona pellucida that prevent polyspermy. Integr Biol (Camb) 2017; 9:135-144. [PMID: 28102396 DOI: 10.1039/c6ib00212a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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During fertilization or chemically-induced egg activation, the mouse egg releases billions of zinc atoms in brief bursts known as 'zinc sparks.' The zona pellucida (ZP), a glycoprotein matrix surrounding the egg, is the first structure zinc ions encounter as they diffuse away from the plasma membrane. Following fertilization, the ZP undergoes changes described as 'hardening', which prevent multiple sperm from fertilizing the egg and thereby establish a block to polyspermy. A major event in zona hardening is cleavage of ZP2 proteins by ovastacin; however, the overall physiochemical changes contributing to zona hardening are not well understood. Using X-ray fluorescence microscopy, transmission and scanning electron microscopy, and biological function assays, we tested the hypothesis that zinc release contributes to ZP hardening. We found that the zinc content in the ZP increases by 300% following activation and that zinc exposure modulates the architecture of the ZP matrix. Importantly, zinc-induced structural changes of the ZP have a direct biological consequence; namely, they reduce the ability of sperm to bind to the ZP. These results provide a paradigm-shifting model in which fertilization-induced zinc sparks contribute to the polyspermy block by altering conformations of the ZP matrix. This adds a previously unrecognized factor, namely zinc, to the process of ZP hardening.
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- Emily L Que
- The Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, 2170 North Campus Drive, Silverman 4611, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 East Superior Street, Lurie 10-121, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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- The Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, 2170 North Campus Drive, Silverman 4611, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. and Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- The Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, 2170 North Campus Drive, Silverman 4611, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. and Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- The Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, 2170 North Campus Drive, Silverman 4611, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. and Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Experimental Center, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- The Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, 2170 North Campus Drive, Silverman 4611, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. and Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Experimental Center, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA
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- The Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, 2170 North Campus Drive, Silverman 4611, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 East Superior Street, Lurie 10-121, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. and Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- The Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, 2170 North Campus Drive, Silverman 4611, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. and Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA and Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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Hydrogel Microparticles as Sensors for Specific Adhesion: Case Studies on Antibody Detection and Soil Release Polymers. Gels 2017; 3:gels3030031. [PMID: 30920527 PMCID: PMC6318626 DOI: 10.3390/gels3030031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Adhesive processes in aqueous media play a crucial role in nature and are important for many technological processes. However, direct quantification of adhesion still requires expensive instrumentation while their sample throughput is rather small. Here we present a fast, and easily applicable method on quantifying adhesion energy in water based on interferometric measurement of polymer microgel contact areas with functionalized glass slides and evaluation via the Johnson–Kendall–Roberts (JKR) model. The advantage of the method is that the microgel matrix can be easily adapted to reconstruct various biological or technological adhesion processes. Here we study the suitability of the new adhesion method with two relevant examples: (1) antibody detection and (2) soil release polymers. The measurement of adhesion energy provides direct insights on the presence of antibodies showing that the method can be generally used for biomolecule detection. As a relevant example of adhesion in technology, the antiadhesive properties of soil release polymers used in today’s laundry products are investigated. Here the measurement of adhesion energy provides direct insights into the relation between polymer composition and soil release activity. Overall, the work shows that polymer hydrogel particles can be used as versatile adhesion sensors to investigate a broad range of adhesion processes in aqueous media.
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Wang H, Feng Z, Lu A, Jiang Y, Wu H, Xu B. Instant Hydrogelation Inspired by Inflammasomes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:7579-7583. [PMID: 28481474 PMCID: PMC5551645 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201702783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Based on the recent near-atomic structures of the PYRIN domain of ASC in the protein filament of inflammasomes and the observation that the active form of vitamin B6 (pyridoxal phosphate, P5P) modulates the self-assembly of ASC, we rationally designed an N-terminal capped nonapeptide (Nap-FFKKFKLKL, 1) to form supramolecular nanofibers consisting of α-helix. The addition of P5P to the solution of 1 results in a hydrogel almost instantly (about 4 seconds). Several other endogenous small molecules (for example, pyridoxal, folinic acid, ATP, and AMP) also convert the solution of 1 into a hydrogel. As the demonstration of correlating assemblies of peptides and the relevant protein epitopes, this work illustrates a bioinspired approach to develop supramolecular structures modulated by endogenous small molecules.
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- Huaimin Wang
- Department of chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South St, Waltham, MA, 02454, USA
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- Department of chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South St, Waltham, MA, 02454, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, and Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South St, Waltham, MA, 02454, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, and Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of chemistry, Brandeis University, 415 South St, Waltham, MA, 02454, USA
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Wang H, Feng Z, Lu A, Jiang Y, Wu H, Xu B. Instant Hydrogelation Inspired by Inflammasomes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201702783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Huaimin Wang
- Department of chemistry Brandeis University 415 South St Waltham MA 02454 USA
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- Department of chemistry Brandeis University 415 South St Waltham MA 02454 USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School, and Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital Boston MA USA
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- Department of chemistry Brandeis University 415 South St Waltham MA 02454 USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Harvard Medical School, and Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital Boston MA USA
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- Department of chemistry Brandeis University 415 South St Waltham MA 02454 USA
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Enke M, Jehle F, Bode S, Vitz J, Harrington MJ, Hager MD, Schubert US. Histidine-Zinc Interactions Investigated by Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC) and their Application in Self-Healing Polymers. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201600458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Marcel Enke
- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Humboldtstr. 10 07743 Jena Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Germany
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- Department of Biomaterials; Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces; 14424 Potsdam Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Humboldtstr. 10 07743 Jena Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Humboldtstr. 10 07743 Jena Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Germany
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- Department of Biomaterials; Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces; 14424 Potsdam Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Humboldtstr. 10 07743 Jena Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Humboldtstr. 10 07743 Jena Germany
- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM); Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Philosophenweg 7 07743 Jena Germany
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Montroni D, Piccinetti C, Fermani S, Calvaresi M, Harrington MJ, Falini G. Exploitation of mussel byssus mariculture waste as a water remediation material. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra06664c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The byssus is an alimentary industry waste with a unique combination of functional groups that has been successfully tested for the removal of charged aromatic dyes from water.
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- Devis Montroni
- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”
- Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Laboratory of Fisheries and Marine Biology
- University of Bologna
- Fano
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”
- Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”
- Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Department of Biomaterials
- Max-Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces
- Research Campus Golm
- Potsdam 14424
- Germany
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Giacomo Ciamician”
- Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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Reinecke A, Bertinetti L, Fratzl P, Harrington MJ. Cooperative behavior of a sacrificial bond network and elastic framework in providing self-healing capacity in mussel byssal threads. J Struct Biol 2016; 196:329-339. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2016.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Liu C, Xie L, Zhang R. Ca2+ Mediates the Self-Assembly of the Foot Proteins of Pinctada fucata from the Nanoscale to the Microscale. Biomacromolecules 2016; 17:3347-3355. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.6b01125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Chuang Liu
- Institute
of Marine Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 China
- Tsinghua-Peking
Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 China
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- Institute
of Marine Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 China
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- Institute
of Marine Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 China
- Department
of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province 314006, China
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Byette F, Laventure A, Marcotte I, Pellerin C. Metal–Ligand Interactions and Salt Bridges as Sacrificial Bonds in Mussel Byssus-Derived Materials. Biomacromolecules 2016; 17:3277-3286. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.6b01010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Frédéric Byette
- Département
de Chimie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
- Département
de Chimie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Département
de Chimie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Département
de Chimie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Département
de Chimie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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Razgoniaev AO, Butaeva EV, Iretskii AV, Ostrowski AD. Changing Mechanical Strength in Cr(III)- Metallosupramolecular Polymers with Ligand Groups and Light Irradiation. Inorg Chem 2016; 55:5430-7. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Anton O. Razgoniaev
- Department
of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Lake Superior State University, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan 49783, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States
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Yoo HY, Huang J, Li L, Foo M, Zeng H, Hwang DS. Nanomechanical Contribution of Collagen and von Willebrand Factor A in Marine Underwater Adhesion and Its Implication for Collagen Manipulation. Biomacromolecules 2016; 17:946-53. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b01622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Department
of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2V4, Canada
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- Department
of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2V4, Canada
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- School
of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2V4, Canada
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Schmitt CNZ, Politi Y, Reinecke A, Harrington MJ. Role of Sacrificial Protein–Metal Bond Exchange in Mussel Byssal Thread Self-Healing. Biomacromolecules 2015; 16:2852-61. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b00803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Clemens N. Z. Schmitt
- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14424, Germany
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- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14424, Germany
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- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14424, Germany
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- Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14424, Germany
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Degtyar E, Mlynarczyk B, Fratzl P, Harrington MJ. Recombinant engineering of reversible cross-links into a resilient biopolymer. POLYMER 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Enke M, Bode S, Vitz J, Schacher FH, Harrington MJ, Hager MD, Schubert US. Self-healing response in supramolecular polymers based on reversible zinc–histidine interactions. POLYMER 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.03.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Schmidt S, Wang H, Pussak D, Mosca S, Hartmann L. Probing multivalency in ligand–receptor-mediated adhesion of soft, biomimetic interfaces. Beilstein J Org Chem 2015; 11:720-9. [PMID: 26124875 PMCID: PMC4464160 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.11.82] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Many biological functions at cell level are mediated by the glycocalyx, a dense carbohydrate-presenting layer. In this layer specific interactions between carbohydrate ligands and protein receptors are formed to control cell–cell recognition, cell adhesion and related processes. The aim of this work is to shed light on the principles of complex formation between surface anchored carbohydrates and receptor surfaces by measuring the specific adhesion between surface bound mannose on a concanavalin A (ConA) layer via poly(ethylene glycol)-(PEG)-based soft colloidal probes (SCPs). Special emphasis is on the dependence of multivalent presentation and density of carbohydrate units on specific adhesion. Consequently, we first present a synthetic strategy that allows for controlled density variation of functional groups on the PEG scaffold using unsaturated carboxylic acids (crotonic acid, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid) as grafting units for mannose conjugation. We showed by a range of analytic techniques (ATR–FTIR, Raman microscopy, zeta potential and titration) that this synthetic strategy allows for straightforward variation in grafting density and grafting length enabling the controlled presentation of mannose units on the PEG network. Finally we determined the specific adhesion of PEG-network-conjugated mannose units on ConA surfaces as a function of density and grafting type. Remarkably, the results indicated the absence of a molecular-level enhancement of mannose/ConA interaction due to chelate- or subsite-binding. The results seem to support the fact that weak carbohydrate interactions at mechanically flexible interfaces hardly undergo multivalent binding but are simply mediated by the high number of ligand–receptor interactions.
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- Stephan Schmidt
- Universität Leipzig, Institut für Biochemie, Johannisalle 21–23, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
- Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Institut für Organische und Makromolekulare Chemie, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
- Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Institut für Organische und Makromolekulare Chemie, Universitätsstr. 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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