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Non-chromatographic Purification of Recombinant Elastin-like Polypeptides and their Fusions with Peptides and Proteins from Escherichia coli
Published on: June 9, 2014
Protein-derived Smart Materials for Medical Applications: Elastin-like Polypeptides
Rui Lin1, Shanshan Wang2, Wentian Liu1
1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Medical University, General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
Abstract:
A group of stimulus-responsive biopolymers developed from the hydrophobic domain of tropoelastin is collectively known as elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs). These peptides generally consist of repeated pentapeptide units of the form (VPGXG)n, where X can be any amino acid with the exception of proline. ELPs present wide-ranging possibilities in biomedicine due to their many beneficial characteristics, including tunable phase transition behavior and biological compatibility, along with the absence of immunogenic and pyrogenic characteristics. The present paper reviews the physicochemical characteristics of ELPs and outlines a range of applications in biotechnology and medicine.
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