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

Heinz C. SchröderWerner E. G. M�llerSanja PerovicHans J. Breter

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MicroorganismTyrosinaseMolecular Sequence DataGeneral Physics and AstronomyMicrobiologyDemospongeStructural BiologyAnimalsHumansGeneral Materials ScienceAmino Acid SequenceSymbiosisPhylogenychemistry.chemical_classificationbiologyMonophenol MonooxygenaseCell Biologybiology.organism_classificationPoriferaOxygenSuberites domunculaSpongeEnzymechemistryBiochemistrySequence AlignmentBacteriaSymbiotic bacteria

description

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.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2004-03-24Micron
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2003.10.025