Sentences with phrase «sea urchin proteins»

At first, these spicules are nothing more than chalk, but when combined with sea urchin proteins, they form tiny stacks of «bricks,» creating a structure that provides some of the toughest defense against predators and harsh ocean conditions.

This is a scanning electron microscopy image of a calcite crystal generated in the presence of the sea urchin protein rSpSM50 on a silicon wafer showing organized nanotexturing on exposed surfaces.

«Sea urchin protein provides insights into self - assembly of skeletal structures: Researchers are investigating a protein found inside the spicules of a sea urchin embryo to understand what makes these proteins such efficient «brick organizers».»

Not exact matches

Although the function of these sea urchin genes is not yet known, their proteins form complexes in a manner similar to RAG1 and RAG2, says Fugmann.

STRANGE VISIONS A lab image of a juvenile purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)-- without obvious eyes — shows an abundance of light - detecting proteins, such as c - opsins (red).

Studies on sea urchins provided the missing link because they have a protein with elements common to those in both humans and insects and reveal a common ancestry hundreds of millions of years ago.

In a paper recently published in Biochemistry, Gaurav Jain, PhD, a postdoc in Dr. Evans's lab and coauthor of «A model sea urchin spicule matrix protein, rSpSM50, is a hydrogelator that modifies and organizes the mineralization process,» looked at how the CaCO3 matrix is organized inside a sea urchin spicule.

EXPOSURE of unfertilised sea urchin eggs to NH4Cl and other weak bases such as procaine or nicotine results in the activation of some of the events which normally follow fertilisation, such as the acceleration of protein synthesis and the initiation of DNA synthesis1, 2.