<h4style = "color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">Model of our engineered sequence is consistent with prior measurements of a disulfide bond</h4>
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While the AlphaFold <ahref="#ref1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> predictions are low confidence of the H-fibroin structure as a whole, the use of energy minimization and molecular
dynamics <ahref="#ref2"><sup>[2]</sup></a>,<ahref="#ref3"><sup>[4]</sup></a>,<ahref="#ref4"><sup>[7]</sup></a> builds confidence in the quality of this output. Most importantly, our model suggests that key residue-specific interactions
dynamics <ahref="#ref2"><sup>[2]</sup></a>,<ahref="#ref3"><sup>[3]</sup></a>,<ahref="#ref4"><sup>[4]</sup></a> builds confidence in the quality of this output. Most importantly, our model suggests that key residue-specific interactions
between L- and H-fibroin are preserved in our engineered sequences, relative to their native counterparts. A strong cysteine-cysteine disulfide
interaction between h- and L-fibroin is predicted to be preserved—for instance, the model suggests that the cysteine ~20 residues from the end
of our engineered H-fibroin and the cysteine between residues 150 and 200 of the L-fibroin are consistent with their expected relative positions