Liquid–liquid phase separation of the green mussel adhesive protein Pvfp-5 is regulated by the post-translated Dopa amino acid

• Main Authors: Deepankumar, Kanagavel, Guo, Qi, Mohanram, Harini, Lim, Jessica, Mu, Yuguang, Pervushin, Konstantin, Yu, Jing, Miserez, Ali
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Adhesives; Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/156082
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The underwater adhesive prowess of aquatic mussels has been largely attributed to the presence of the post-translationally modified amino acid 3,4-dihydroxylphenylalanine (Dopa) in mussel foot proteins (MFPs) that make up their adhesive threads. In parallel, it has been suggested that during thread...