Molecular Design of Barnacle Cement in Comparison with Those of Mussel and Tubeworm
Molecular Design of Barnacle Cement in Comparison with Those of Mussel and Tubeworm
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DOI：
10.1080/00218460903418139
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
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2.2
通讯作者：
Kamino, Kei
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作者：
Kamino, Kei
众所周知，各种生物将自己附着在水中的各种外来物质上，这是它们的基本生理功能之一。为了实现这一点，这些生物在进化过程中获得了专门的分子系统。固着生物的分子系统是为水下粘连而设计的，从宏观到分子水平都是如此。本文重点介绍了一种独特的固着甲壳动物藤壶，在藤壶中发现了一种与贻贝和管虫完全不同的水下黏附分子体系--水泥胶。通过与贻贝和管虫的比较，讨论了藤壶粘连蛋白的组成、性质和独特功能。
Various organisms are known to attach themselves to a wide range of foreign materials in water as one of their essential physiological functions. To accomplish this, these organisms have acquired their specialized molecular systems in the process of their evolution. The molecular systems of sessile organisms are excellently designed for the purpose of underwater adhesion from the macroscopic scale to the molecular level. This review focuses on the unique sessile crustacean, the barnacle, in which a molecular system called cement was found for the underwater adhesion, which is completely different from the molecular system found in the mussel and tubeworm. The components, properties, and unique functions of the cement proteins from barnacles in comparison with those of the mussel and tubeworm are discussed.