| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10800896 | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects | 2011 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Sponges as a model system for evolution of metazoan body plans. ⺠Sponges as a model system for basic studies of skeleton formation in animals. ⺠Enzymatic polycondensation reaction for the formation of bio-silica. ⺠Expression of aquaporin gene for the first time shown during bio-silica formation. ⺠First description that bio-silica formation in animals requires a de-hydration step.
Keywords
qRT-PCRPrimmorphstetraethyl orthosilicateAQPIEFDAPISpiculesEDXTEOS4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindoleaquaporinspongeshydrofluoric acidEnergy-dispersive X-raySuberites domunculaBio-silicaisoelectric focusingquantitative reverse transcription PCRHardeningZincSEMCopperManganeseScanning electron microscopypolymerase chain reactionPCRPoly(ethylene glycol)PEG
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Authors
Werner E.G. Müller, Xiaohong Wang, Matthias Wiens, Ute SchloÃmacher, Klaus Peter Jochum, Heinz C. Schröder,