Heparin nucleates and promotes tropoelastin coacervation through a transient interaction driven by domain 36
Robert Lu, Sean E. Reichheld, Min Jin, Simon J. Sharpe
This study identifies domain 36 of tropoelastin as the site of transient interaction with heparin, which nucleates and promotes coacervation through multivalent binding.
bioRxiv · May 3, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry