Structure of Elastin

Yuelong Xiao; Shengjie Ling; Ying Pei

doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-1574-4_3

Structure of Elastin

Methods Mol Biol. 2021:2347:27-33. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1574-4_3.

Authors

Yuelong Xiao¹, Shengjie Ling², Ying Pei³

Affiliations

¹ School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
² School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China.
³ School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. peiying@zzu.edu.cn.

PMID: 34472052
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1574-4_3

Abstract

As the extracellular matrix protein, elastin is a crucial component of connective tissue in life. It is responsible for the structural integrity and function of tissues undergoing reversible extensibility or deformability, even though it may make up only a small percentage of a tissue. The structure stability, elastic resilience, bioactivity, and ability of self-assembly make elastin a highly desirable candidate for the fabrication of biomaterials. Elastin's properties mainly depend on their special structure. As elastin can be obtained by the assembly and cross-linking of its soluble precursor, tropoelastin. This chapter centers on introducing the structure of those two materials.

Keywords: Elastin; Protein; Structure; Tropoelastin.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biocompatible Materials
Connective Tissue
Elastin / chemistry*
Tropoelastin

Substances

Biocompatible Materials
Tropoelastin
Elastin