Date of Degree

2-2023

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Ph.D.

Program

Physics

Advisor

Ronald Koder

Committee Members

Richard Wittebort

Shana Elbaum-Garfinkle

Karl Sandeman

Marilyn Gunner

Subject Categories

Biological and Chemical Physics

Keywords

elastin, enzyme design

Abstract

In this dissertation I present experimental results on the structure and dynamics of elastin, an elastomeric extracellular component in vertebrates that, in mammals, provides structure and elasticity to the circulatory system, lungs, skin and joints. These experiments, using a set of designed elastin like proteins with properties analogous to the natural protein, show that elastin is highly disordered and connect this disorder to its mechanism of assembly and elasticity. In addition, I also present preliminary work on imparting flexibility into a set of computationally designed metalloenzymes to broaden the range of catalytic activities they perform.

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