Stimulus responsive elastin biopolymers: Applications in medicine and biotechnology.
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Chilkoti, A; Christensen, T; MacKay, JA
Published in: Current opinion in chemical biology
December 2006
Elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) are artificial polypeptides, derived from Val-Pro-Gly-Xaa-Gly (VPGXG) pentapeptide repeats found in human tropoelastin, that reversibly coacervate above a critical temperature. Genetically encodable ELPs are monodisperse, stimuli responsive, and biocompatible, properties that make them attractive for drug delivery and tissue engineering. The potential of ELPs to self-assemble into nanostructures in response to environmental triggers is another interesting feature of these polypeptides that promises to lead to a host of new applications.
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Current opinion in chemical biology
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1879-0402
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1367-5931
Publication Date
December 2006
Volume
10
Issue
6
Start / End Page
652 / 657
Related Subject Headings
- Tissue Engineering
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins
- Organic Chemistry
- Elastin
- Biotechnology
- 3404 Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry
- 3101 Biochemistry and cell biology
- 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology
- 0304 Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry
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Chilkoti, A., Christensen, T., & MacKay, J. A. (2006). Stimulus responsive elastin biopolymers: Applications in medicine and biotechnology. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 10(6), 652–657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.10.010
Chilkoti, Ashutosh, Trine Christensen, and J Andrew MacKay. “Stimulus responsive elastin biopolymers: Applications in medicine and biotechnology.” Current Opinion in Chemical Biology 10, no. 6 (December 2006): 652–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.10.010.
Chilkoti A, Christensen T, MacKay JA. Stimulus responsive elastin biopolymers: Applications in medicine and biotechnology. Current opinion in chemical biology. 2006 Dec;10(6):652–7.
Chilkoti, Ashutosh, et al. “Stimulus responsive elastin biopolymers: Applications in medicine and biotechnology.” Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, vol. 10, no. 6, Dec. 2006, pp. 652–57. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.10.010.
Chilkoti A, Christensen T, MacKay JA. Stimulus responsive elastin biopolymers: Applications in medicine and biotechnology. Current opinion in chemical biology. 2006 Dec;10(6):652–657.
Published In
Current opinion in chemical biology
DOI
EISSN
1879-0402
ISSN
1367-5931
Publication Date
December 2006
Volume
10
Issue
6
Start / End Page
652 / 657
Related Subject Headings
- Tissue Engineering
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins
- Organic Chemistry
- Elastin
- Biotechnology
- 3404 Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry
- 3101 Biochemistry and cell biology
- 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology
- 0304 Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry