Folding behavior of four silks of giant honey bee reflects the evolutionary conservation of aculeate silk proteins

• Main Authors: Jakkrawut Maitip, Holly E. Trueman, Benjamin D. Kaehler, Gavin A. Huttley, Panuwan Chantawannakul, Tara D. Sutherland
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84943162759&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/54069
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Multiple gene duplication events in the precursor of the Aculeata (bees, ants, hornets) gave rise to four silk genes. Whilst these homologs encode proteins with similar amino acid composition and coiled coil structure, the retention of all four homologs implies they each are imp...