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valyl-prolyl-glycyl-valyl-glycine

Known as: VPGVG, Val-Pro-Gly-Val-Gly 
National Institutes of Health

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Oligopeptides
glycyl-valyl-glycyl-valyl-proline

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Molecular description of the LCST behavior of an elastin-like polypeptide.
Elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) with the repeat sequence of VPGVG are widely used as a model system for investigation of lower… 
2012
2012
High level expression and facile purification of recombinant silk-elastin-like polymers in auto induction shake flask cultures
Silk-elastin-like polymers (SELPs) are protein-based polymers composed of repetitive amino acid sequence motifs found in silk… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Aromatic-aromatic interactions induce the self-assembly of pentapeptidic derivatives in water to form nanofibers and supramolecular hydrogels.
In this paper we report the conjugation of an aromatic moiety (pyrene (P), fluorene (F), or naphthalene (N)) to pentapeptides… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Stimulus Responsive Behavior of Elastin-Based Side Chain Polymers
Linear poly(VPGVG) has been extensively studied over the years as a model for the structural protein elastin. Elastin is… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Molecular basis for the extensibility of elastin
  • B. Li, V. Daggett
  • Journal of Muscle Research & Cell Motility
  • 2004
  • Corpus ID: 23663170
Elastin is a cross-linked protein in the extracellular matrix that provides elasticity for many tissues. Its soluble precursor… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Structure distribution in an elastin-mimetic peptide (VPGVG)3 investigated by solid-state NMR.
  • X. Yao, M. Hong
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • 2004
  • Corpus ID: 38079764
Elastin is an extracellular-matrix protein that imparts elasticity to tissues. We have used solid-state NMR to determine a number… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Atherosclerosis and matrix dystrophy.
Atherosclerosis is characterized by inflammatory metabolic change with lipid accumulation in the artery. Atherosclerotic plaque… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Short elastin-like peptides exhibit the same temperature-induced structural transitions as elastin polymers: implications for protein engineering.
Elastin is a major protein component of the vascular wall and is responsible for its unusual elastic properties. Polymers of its… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Modulation by elastin peptide VGVAPG of cell proliferation and elastin expression in human skin fibroblasts
Elastin is a major component of dermal connective tissue and confers elasticity to the tissues [1]. Elastin has unique repeating… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Heterogeneity of rat tropoelastin mRNA revealed by cDNA cloning.
A lambda gt11 library constructed from poly(A+) RNA isolated from aortic tissue of neonatal rats was screened for rat… 
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