Oxygen as a morphogenic factor in sponges: expression of a tyrosinase gene in the sponge Suberites domuncula

Sponges live in a symbiotic relationship with microorganisms, especially bacteria. Here we show, using the demosponge Suberites domuncula as a model, that the sponge expresses the enzyme tyrosinase which synthesizes diphenols from monophenolic compounds. It is assumed that these products serve as ca...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Micron (Oxford, England : 1993) England : 1993), 2004, Vol.35 (1), p.87-88
Hauptverfasser:	Müller, Werner E.G, Perović, Sanja, Schröder, Heinz C, Breter, Hans J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amino Acid Sequence Animals Humans Molecular Sequence Data Monophenol Monooxygenase - chemistry Monophenol Monooxygenase - genetics Oxygen - metabolism Phylogeny Porifera - metabolism Sequence Alignment Sponges Suberites domuncula Symbiosis Tyrosinase-related protein
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Zusammenfassung:	Sponges live in a symbiotic relationship with microorganisms, especially bacteria. Here we show, using the demosponge Suberites domuncula as a model, that the sponge expresses the enzyme tyrosinase which synthesizes diphenols from monophenolic compounds. It is assumed that these products serve as carbon source for symbiotic bacteria to grow.
ISSN:	0968-4328 1878-4291
DOI:	10.1016/j.micron.2003.10.025