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Device for binding the edges of an opening of fabric or other flexible material
A zipper, zip, zip fastener (UK), formerly known as a clasp locker, is a commonly used device for binding together two edges of fabric or other flexible material. Used in clothing, luggage and other bags, camping gear, and many other items, zippers come in a wide range of sizes, shapes, and colors. In 1892, Whitcomb L. Judson, an American inventor from Chicago, patented the original design from which the modern device evolved. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: ZipperA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Zipper‐Like Interlocked Heterostructure of NiFe Layered Double Hydroxide‐WN for Super‐Stable Oxygen Evolution over 4500 hInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: ZipperThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: The Leucine Zipper: A Hypothetical Structure Common to a New Class of DNA Binding ProteinsCited 2,579 times
- Go sideways: Metal zipperA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Talon ZipperA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A zip fastener.
Noun A pressure-sensitive plastic closure, as on a Ziploc bag.
Noun A leucine zipper.
Noun A scar on a person's body.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
The Leucine Zipper: A Hypothetical Structure Common to a New Class of DNA Binding Proteins
Max: A Helix-Loop-Helix Zipper Protein That Forms a Sequence-Specific DNA-Binding Complex with Myc
Isolation of NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), a NF-E2-like basic leucine zipper transcriptional activator that binds to the tandem NF-E2/AP1 repeat of the beta-globin locus control region.
A Switch Between Two-, Three-, and Four-stranded Coiled Coils in GCN4 Leucine Zipper Mutants
X-Ray Structure of the GCN4 Leucine Zipper, a Two-Stranded, Parallel Coiled Coil
Arabidopsis basic leucine zipper transcription factors involved in an abscisic acid-dependent signal transduction pathway under drought and high-salinity conditions
The Arabidopsis Abscisic Acid Response Gene ABI5 Encodes a Basic Leucine Zipper Transcription Factor
Mutations at the mouse microphthalmia locus are associated with defects in a gene encoding a novel basic-helix-loop-helix-zipper protein
🆕 Influential since 2022
Zipper‐Like Interlocked Heterostructure of NiFe Layered Double Hydroxide‐WN for Super‐Stable Oxygen Evolution over 4500 h
ABA-induced phosphorylation of basic leucine zipper 29, ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE 19, and Opaque2 by SnRK2.2 enhances gene transactivation for endosperm filling in maize
Overexpression of the homeobox-leucine zipper protein ATHB-6 improves the drought tolerance of maize (Zea mays L.)
Hierarchical assembly of tryptophan zipper peptides into stress-relaxing bioactive hydrogels
An anti-ANGPTL3/8 antibody decreases circulating triglycerides by binding to a LPL-inhibitory leucine zipper-like motif
📚 Books worth reading
ZipperRobert D. Friedel · 1994
How to make zipper closuresSinger Sewing Machine Company · 1960
JippāKM Zafari · 2013
Mrs. Toggle's zipperRobin Pulver · 1990
Mrs. Toggle's zipperRobin Pulver · 1993- 📕Cost of production of slide fasteners and parts thereofUnited States Tariff Commission · 1936
- 📕Report to the PresidentUnited States Tariff Commission · 1934
Mrs. Toggle's zipperRobin Pulver · 1993
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🔗 Related topics
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