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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2012
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Campbell, Australian Capital Territory, AU;
Tara D. Sutherland, Watson, AU;
Victoria Shirley Haritos, Kingsville, AU;
Sarah Weisman, Griffith, AU;
John Alan Maurice Ramshaw, Pascoe Vale, AU;
Yong Yi Peng, Bulleen, AU;
Shoko Okada, Waramanga, AU;
Andrew Allan Walker, Braddon, AU;
Other;
Abstract
The present invention relates to silk proteins which can be used to produce silk with a collagen-like structure, as well as nucleic acids encoding such proteins. The present invention also relates to recombinant cells and/or organisms which synthesize silk proteins. Silk proteins of the invention can be used for a variety of purposes such as in the production of personal care products, plastics, textiles, and biomedical products.