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Dynamic Changes and Characterization of the Metal Ions in the Silk Glands and Silk Fibers of Silkworm

International journal of molecular sciences, 2023-03, Vol.24 (7), p.6556 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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  • Title:
    Dynamic Changes and Characterization of the Metal Ions in the Silk Glands and Silk Fibers of Silkworm
  • Author: Liu, Qingsong ; Wang, Xin ; Zhou, Yifan ; Tan, Xiaoyin ; Xie, Xiaoqian ; Li, Yi ; Dong, Haonan ; Tang, Zhangchen ; Zhao, Ping ; Xia, Qingyou
  • Subjects: Animals ; Bombyx - metabolism ; Cocoons ; Degumming ; Dynamic characteristics ; Fibers ; Fibroins - chemistry ; Ions ; Ions - metabolism ; Mechanical properties ; metal elements ; Metal ions ; Metals - metabolism ; Proteins ; Scanning electron microscopy ; Silk ; Silk - chemistry ; silk fiber ; Silk fibroin ; Silk gland ; Silkworms
  • Is Part Of: International journal of molecular sciences, 2023-03, Vol.24 (7), p.6556
  • Description: Metal ions are involved in the conformational transition of silk fibroin and influence the structure and mechanical properties of silk fibers. However, the dynamic characteristics of metal ions during the formation of silk fibers remain unclear. In this study, we found that the silk glands of silkworms contain various metal elements, with varying levels of the metal elements in different zones of the glands and higher levels in the anterior silk glands. Additionally, the content of various metallic elements in the silk glands varied greatly before and after spinning, similar to their content in different cocoon layers, thus, indicating that the anterior silk glands maintain a certain metal ion environment for the transport and conformational transformation of the silk proteins. Most of the metallic elements located in fibroin were confirmed using degumming experiments. For the first time, a scanning electron microscope energy spectrometry system was used to characterize the metal elements in the cross-section of silk and cocoons. These findings have deepened our understanding of the relationship between the overall metal ion environment and silk fiber formation and help us further conceptualize the utilization of metal ions as targets to improve the mechanical properties of the silk fibers.
  • Publisher: Switzerland: MDPI AG
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1422-0067
    ISSN: 1661-6596
    EISSN: 1422-0067
    DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076556
    PMID: 37047527
  • Source: PubMed (Medline)
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