Molecular mechanism of spicule formation in the demosponge Suberites domuncula: silicatein--collagen--myotrophin

Prog Mol Subcell Biol. 2003:33:195-221. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-55486-5_8.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Cathepsins / genetics
  • Cathepsins / metabolism*
  • Collagen / metabolism*
  • Germanium / metabolism
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / metabolism*
  • Iron / metabolism
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Porifera / growth & development
  • Porifera / metabolism*
  • Silicates / metabolism

Substances

  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Silicates
  • myotrophin
  • silicatein alpha
  • Germanium
  • Collagen
  • Iron
  • Cathepsins