Fibroins
Synonyms
Dragline Silk Fibroins
Fibroin
Fibroins, Dragline Silk
Fibroins, Spider
Spider Fibroins
Spidroins
Fibrous proteins secreted by INSECTS and SPIDERS. Generally, the term refers to silkworm fibroin secreted by the silk gland cells of SILKWORMS, Bombyx mori. Spider fibroins are called spidroins or dragline silk fibroins.