Publications by authors named "Vaida Railaite"
Article Synopsis
- Protein mixtures can turn into gel-like substances in different situations, which is important for medicine and science.* -
- Researchers found that a special protein called mini-spidroin can change from liquid to gel quickly, especially when using lasers.* -
- This new technique allows scientists to trap other proteins and deliver medicines better by controlling how these gels form.*
Many protein condensates can convert to fibrillar aggregates, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) of spider silk proteins, spidroins, suggests a regulatory switch between both states. Here, we combine microscopy and native mass spectrometry to investigate the influence of protein sequence, ions, and regulatory domains on spidroin LLPS.
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