| Publications [#260912] of Ashutosh Chilkoti
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- Chilkoti, A; Christensen, T; MacKay, JA, Stimulus responsive elastin biopolymers: Applications in medicine and biotechnology.,
Current opinion in chemical biology, vol. 10 no. 6
(December, 2006),
pp. 652-657, ISSN 1367-5931 [17055770], [doi]
(last updated on 2024/04/25)
Abstract: 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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