Three-dimensional structure of Megabalanus rosa cement protein 20 revealed by multi-dimensional NMR and molecular dynamics simulations

• Main Authors: Mohanram, Harini, Kumar, Akshita, Verma, Chandra Shekhar, Pervushin, Konstantin, Miserez, Ali
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Barnacle Cement Proteins; Molecular Dynamics Simulations
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151880
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Barnacles employ a protein-based cement to firmly attach to immersed substrates. The cement proteins (CPs) have previously been identified and sequenced. However, the molecular mechanisms of adhesion are not well understood, in particular, because the three-dimensional molecular structure of CPs rem...