Identification and characterization of a wet adhesive protein extracted from Dreissena bugensis, the freshwater quagga mussel
Angelico Obille, Rida Hasan, David J. Rees, Judith Ng, Zhi Yi Wang, Raunaq Bagchi, Keryn K. Lian, Karina M. M. Carneiro, Eli D. Sone
This paper identifies and characterizes a DOPA-deficient wet adhesive protein from quagga mussels, showing it has similar adhesion properties to marine mussel proteins despite lacking DOPA.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Mar 9, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry