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Developing Novel Protein-based Materials using Ultrabithorax: Production, Characterization, and Functionalization
(2011)
Compared to 'conventional' materials made from metal, glass, or ceramics, protein-based materials have unique mechanical properties. Furthermore, the morphology, mechanical properties, and functionality of protein-based ...
Evolutionary fates within a microbial population highlight an essential role for protein folding during natural selection
(2012)
The fitness function developed in this thesis directly links the physicochemical properties of an enzyme to evolutionary fates in a quantitative and predictive manner through a comparative study of empirical and simulated ...
Copper as a biological yin-yang element: Structural dynamics, protein -protein interactions and transfer mechanisms of copper transport proteins
(2009)
Copper (Cu) can be considered as a biological yin-yang element, because it is essential but toxic at the same time. To manage this paradox, cells have evolved complex molecular Cu transport pathways, in which Cu chaperones ...