期刊
JOURNAL OF ADHESION
卷 85, 期 8, 页码 546-559出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00218460902996457
关键词
Bioadhesive; Glycine-tyrosine rich; Matrix proteins; Phragmatopoma californica; Polycheates
资金
- NIH [R01 EB006463]
Random clones were sequenced from a cDNA library constructed from the adhesive gland of Phragmatopoma californica, a marine polycheate that builds protective shells by gluing together sand grains and biogenic mineral fragments. As many as 14 new proteins and two phenoloxidase enzymes were found that may be structural components of or involved in processing the bioadhesive. Glue protein classification was based on the following criteria: (i) the presence of predicted secretion signal peptides, (ii) low complexity sequences, (iii) strongly skewed amino acid compositions enriched with G, Y, K, H, A, or S, (iv) repeating peptide motifs, and (v) homology to known glue proteins, other structural proteins, or enzymes. The new genes provide probes for further characterization of the adhesive gland as well as potential biotechnological resources and insight.
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