MamA as a Model Protein for Structure-Based Insight into the Evolutionary Origins of Magnetotactic Bacteria.

Autor: Natalie Zeytuni, Samuel Cronin, Christopher T Lefèvre, Pascal Arnoux, Dror Baran, Zvi Shtein, Geula Davidov, Raz Zarivach

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 6, p e0130394 (2015)

MamA is a highly conserved protein found in magnetotactic bacteria (MTB), a diverse group of prokaryotes capable of navigating according to magnetic fields - an ability known as magnetotaxis. Questions surround the acquisition of this magnetic naviga

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Production and Characterization of Recombinant Collagen-Binding Resilin Nanocomposite for Regenerative Medicine Applications

Autor: Oded Shoseyov, Paiyz E. Mikael, Ranodhi N. Udangawa, Zvi Shtein, Robert J. Linhardt, Brady F. Cress, Georges Belfort, Mirco Sorci, Jonathan S. Dordick

Publikováno v: Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine. 5:362-372

Development of mechanically stable and multifunctional biomaterials for sensing, repair, and regeneration applications is of great importance. Herein, we investigate the potential of recombinant resilin-like (Res) nanocomposite elastomer as a templat

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s40883-019-00092-8

Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) Induced Crystallization of Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) Super Performing Nanocomposite Films

Autor: Tal Ben Shalom, Shaul Lapidot, Clarite Azerraf, Yuval Nevo, David Michael Leibler, Zvi Shtein, Oded Shoseyov

Publikováno v: Macromolecular bioscience.

This study is aimed to explore the properties of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) composite films with and without 1,2,3,4-butane tetracarboxylic acid (BTCA), a nontoxic crosslinker. CNC and CNC-PVA nanocomposite films are prepare

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30672646

Spider Silk-CBD-Cellulose Nanocrystal Composites: Mechanism of Assembly

Autor: Shaul Lapidot, Xiao Hu, Sigal Meirovitch, Uri Raviv, David L. Kaplan, Oded Shoseyov, Jonathan A. Kluge, Tal Ben-Shalom, Carmen Tamburu, Zvi Shtein

Publikováno v: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 17, Iss 9, p 1573 (2016)
International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Volume 17; Issue 9; Pages: 1573
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

The fabrication of cellulose-spider silk bio-nanocomposites comprised of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and recombinant spider silk protein fused to a cellulose binding domain (CBD) is described. Silk-CBD successfully binds cellulose, and unlike recom

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http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/17/9/1573

The influence of poly(ethylene glycol) ether tetrasuccinimidyl glutarate on the structural, physical, and biological properties of collagen fibers

Autor: Mohammad, Sanami, India, Sweeney, Zvi, Shtein, Sigal, Meirovich, Anna, Sorushanova, Anne Maria, Mullen, Mohsen, Miraftab, Oded, Shoseyov, Colm, O'Dowd, Abhay, Pandit, Dimitrios I, Zeugolis

Publikováno v: Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials. 104(5)

Various chemical, natural, or synthetic in origin, crosslinking methods have been proposed over the years to stabilise collagen fibers. However, an optimal method has yet to be identified. Herein, we ventured to assess the potential of 4-star poly(et

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25952265