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Examples of fibrous proteins include keratins, collagens and elastins.

Fibrous proteins are only found in animals.

Fibrous proteins form 'rod' or 'wire' -like shapes and are usually inert structural or storage proteins. They are generally water-insoluble. Fibrous proteins are usually used to construct connective tissues, tendons, bone matrix and muscle fiber.

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Fibrous proteins form from a rod or wire like shaped. Fibrous proteins are also known as scleroproteins. It constitutes the main classes of membrane proteins, and globular proteins.

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