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. 2022 Jun;338(4):241-253.
doi: 10.1002/jez.b.23117. Epub 2022 Jan 4.

Expression of spidroin proteins in the silk glands of golden orb-weaver spiders

Inmaculada Jorge  1   2 , Víctor Ruiz  3   4 , Jesús Lavado-García  1   5 , Jesús Vázquez  1   2 , Cheryl Hayashi  6 , Francisco J Rojo  3   4 , José M Atienza  3   4 , Manuel Elices  3   4   7 , Gustavo V Guinea  3   4   7 , José Pérez-Rigueiro  3   4   7
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Expression of spidroin proteins in the silk glands of golden orb-weaver spiders

Inmaculada Jorge et al. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

The expression of spidroins in the major ampullate, minor ampullate, flagelliform, and tubuliform silk glands of Trichonephila clavipes spiders was analyzed using proteomics analysis techniques. Spidroin peptides were identified and assigned to different gene products based on sequence concurrence when compared with the whole genome of the spider. It was found that only a relatively low proportion of the spidroin genes are expressed as proteins in any of the studied glands. In addition, the expression of spidroin genes in different glands presents a wide range of patterns, with some spidroins being found in a single gland exclusively, while others appear in the content of several glands. The combination of precise genomics, proteomics, microstructural, and mechanical data provides new insights both on the design principles of these materials and how these principles might be translated for the production of high-performance bioinspired artificial fibers.

Keywords: liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry; proteomics; silk gut; spider silk.

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