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Fibrils or spheres? Spider silk proteins belong to the class of natively unfolded proteins. Depending on the experimental conditions, these proteins form nanofibrils or microspheres following two distinct aggregation pathways. A detailed model describes the assembly mechanism of spider silk proteins into microspheres. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http: //www. wiley-vch. de/contents/jc₂002/2008/z800683ₛ. pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.
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