Thomas Scheibel

Conducting nanowires built by controlled self-assembly of amyloid fibers and selective metal deposition.

The elongation of yeast prion fibers involves separable steps of association and conversion.

Amyloid formation of a yeast prion determinant.

Primary structure elements of spider dragline silks and their contribution to protein solubility.

Spider silks: recombinant synthesis, assembly, spinning, and engineering of synthetic proteins.

Novel assembly properties of recombinant spider dragline silk proteins.

Biosynthesis of an elastin-mimetic polypeptide with two different chemical functional groups within the repetitive elastin fragment.

Protein fibers as performance proteins: new technologies and applications.

Effect of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy-associated extension of seven alanines on the fibrillation properties of the N-terminal domain of PABPN1.

Spider silk and amyloid fibrils: a structural comparison.

The amphiphilic properties of spider silks are important for spinning.

Biotechnological production of spider-silk proteins enables new applications.

Conquering isoleucine auxotrophy of Escherichia coli BLR(DE3) to recombinantly produce spider silk proteins in minimal media.

Probing the role of PrP repeats in conformational conversion and amyloid assembly of chimeric yeast prions.

Prion protein/protein interactions: fusion with yeast Sup35p-NM modulates cytosolic PrP aggregation in mammalian cells.

Alternative assembly pathways of the amyloidogenic yeast prion determinant Sup35-NM.

Hydrophobic and Hofmeister effects on the adhesion of spider silk proteins onto solid substrates: an AFM-based single-molecule study.

Permeability of silk microcapsules made by the interfacial adsorption of protein.

An engineered spider silk protein forms microspheres.

Processing conditions for the formation of spider silk microspheres.

Molecular design of performance proteins with repetitive sequences: recombinant flagelliform spider silk as basis for biomaterials.

Structural analysis of proteinaceous components in Byssal threads of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis.

The yeast Sup35NM domain propagates as a prion in mammalian cells.

Spider silk: from soluble protein to extraordinary fiber.

The elaborate structure of spider silk: structure and function of a natural high performance fiber.

Mimicking biopolymers on a molecular scale: nano(bio)technology based on engineered proteins.

Silk-inspired polymers and proteins.

Influence of divalent copper, manganese and zinc ions on fibril nucleation and elongation of the amyloid-like yeast prion determinant Sup35p-NM.

Hierarchical structures made of proteins. The complex architecture of spider webs and their constituent silk proteins.

The role of salt and shear on the storage and assembly of spider silk proteins.

Characterization of recombinantly produced spider flagelliform silk domains.

Controlling silk fibroin particle features for drug delivery.

Silk-based materials for biomedical applications.

Interfacial rheological properties of recombinant spider-silk proteins.

A conserved spider silk domain acts as a molecular switch that controls fibre assembly.

Recombinant spider silk proteins for applications in biomaterials.

pH-dependent dimerization and salt-dependent stabilization of the N-terminal domain of spider dragline silk--implications for fiber formation.

Recombinant spider silk particles as drug delivery vehicles.

Controlled hydrogel formation of a recombinant spider silk protein.

Mussel collagen molecules with silk-like domains as load-bearing elements in distal byssal threads.

Spider silk understanding the structure-function relationship of a natural fiber.

Review the role of terminal domains during storage and assembly of spider silk proteins.

Learning from nature: synthesis and characterization of longitudinal polymer gradient materials inspired by mussel byssus threads.

Artificial egg stalks made of a recombinantly produced lacewing silk protein.

Cell adhesion and proliferation on RGD-modified recombinant spider silk proteins.

Utilizing conformational changes for patterning thin films of recombinant spider silk proteins.

Dependence of mechanical properties of lacewing egg stalks on relative humidity.

Recombinant production of spider silk proteins.

Cell-to-cell propagation of infectious cytosolic protein aggregates.