Weiss, Ingrid M. and Schoenitzer, Veronika (2006) The distribution of chitin in larval shells of the bivalve mollusk Mytilus galloprovincialis. JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, 153 (3). pp. 264-277. ISSN 1047-8477,
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The insoluble matrix of larval shells of the marine bivalve mollusk Mytilus galloprovincialis is investigated by confocal laser scanning microscopy using a GFP fusion protein with a chitin-binding domain for labeling of chitinous structures. We show that chitinous material is present in the larval shell, presumably as a chitin protein complex. We further show that the structure of the chitinous material changes with the development of the larvae. We conclude from the presence of characteristic chitinous structures in certain shell regions that chitin fulfills an important function in the formation and functionality of larval bivalve shells. (C) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | BACILLUS-CIRCULANS WL-12; AMORPHOUS CALCIUM-CARBONATE; YEAST-CELL WALL; BINDING DOMAIN; ORGANIC MATRIX; BETA-CHITIN; THALASSIOSIRA FLUVIATILIS; SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE; ELECTRON-DIFFRACTION; A1; biomineralization; mollusk shell; embryonic development; insoluble matrix; chitin-protem complex; confocal fluorescence microscopy; amorphous calcium carbonate; aragonite |
| Subjects: | 500 Science > 570 Life sciences |
| Divisions: | Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Biochemie, Genetik und Mikrobiologie > Lehrstuhl für Biochemie I |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Feb 2021 06:27 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Feb 2021 06:27 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/34879 |
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