Mehran J Umerani, Preeta Pratakshya, Atrouli Chatterjee, Juana A Cerna Sanchez, Ho Shin Kim, Gregor Ilc, Matic Kovačič, Christophe Magnan, Benedetta Marmiroli, Barbara Sartori, Albert L Kwansa, Helen Orins, Andrew W Bartlett, Erica M Leung, Zhijing Feng, Kyle L Naughton, Brenna Norton-Baker, Long Phan, James Long, Alex Allevato, Jessica E Leal-Cruz, Qiyin Lin, Pierre Baldi, Sigrid Bernstorff, Janez Plavec, Yaroslava G Yingling, Alon A Gorodetsky
Naturally occurring and recombinant protein-based materials are frequently employed for the study of fundamental biological processes and are often leveraged for applications in areas as diverse as electronics, optics, bioengineering, medicine, and even fashion. Within this context, unique structural proteins known as reflectins have recently attracted substantial attention due to their key roles in the fascinating color-changing capabilities of cephalopods and their technological potential as biophotonic and bioelectronic materials...
December 15, 2020: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America