A highly parallel method for synthesizing DNA repeats enables the discovery of ‘smart’ protein polymers

Rolling replication of short DNA circles.

Andrew Fire, Sheng‐Quan Xu · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1995 · 805 citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Molecular Biology +12

Quantification of the Effects of Chain Length and Concentration on the Thermal Behavior of Elastin-like Polypeptides

Dan E. Meyer, Ashutosh Chilkoti · Biomacromolecules · 2004 · 567 citations

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Biophysics +17

Designed biomaterials to mimic the mechanical properties of muscles

Shanshan Lv, Daniel Dudek, Yi Cao et al. · Nature · 2010 · 557 citations

Natural Sciences, Bioengineering, Materials Science +12

Genetically Encoded Synthesis of Protein-Based Polymers with Precisely Specified Molecular Weight and Sequence by Recursive Directional Ligation:  Examples from the Elastin-like Polypeptide System

Dan E. Meyer, Ashutosh Chilkoti · Biomacromolecules · 2002 · 551 citations

Engineering, Bioengineering, Biotechnology +17

A Recombinant Human Glucagon-Like Peptide (GLP)-1–Albumin Protein (Albugon) Mimics Peptidergic Activation of GLP-1 Receptor–Dependent Pathways Coupled With Satiety, Gastrointestinal Motility, and Glucose Homeostasis

Laurie L. Baggio, Qingling Huang, Theodore J. Brown et al. · Diabetes · 2004 · 379 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Endocrinology, Pharmacology +17