Sericine

Sericins are proteins from the silk moth Bombyx mori . They are a component of silk and serve as adhesive proteins on the fiber protein fibroin . Homologues occur in various silk spiders and weaving spiders .

properties

Three different sericins are formed in B. mori . They serve to bond the silk fibers during silk secretion . Sericine be in the middle section of the silk gland formed.

literature

• MN Padamwar, AP Pawar: Silk sericin and its applications: A review. In: Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research (2004), Volume 63, Issue 10, pp. 323-329.
• RI Kunz, RM Brancalhão, LF Ribeiro, MR Natali: Silkworm Sericin: Properties and Biomedical Applications. In: BioMed research international. Volume 2016, 2016, p. 8175701, doi : 10.1155 / 2016/8175701 , PMID 27965981 , PMC 5124675 (free full text).
• TT Cao, YQ Zhang: The potential of silk sericin protein as a serum substitute or an additive in cell culture and cryopreservation. In: Amino Acids. Volume 49, number 6, 06 2017, pp. 1029-1039, doi : 10.1007 / s00726-017-2396-3 , PMID 28374094 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} ser1 - Sericin 1 precursor - Bombyx mori (Silk moth) - ser1 gene & protein. In: uniprot.org. June 20, 2018, accessed June 24, 2018 . 
2. ↑ sericin bombyx in UniProtKB. In: uniprot.org. June 20, 2018, accessed June 24, 2018 .