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1. L-proline, by itself or in animal tissue extracts, inhibits the response of the sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima to the alarm phermone, anthopeurine. 2. The effect of proline is mediated by a receptor that is specific for the structure and configuration of the part of the L-proline molecule
Investigation of Stylocheilus longicauda led to the isolation of chlorinated metabolites, makalika ester (1) and makalikone ester (2). Also reported is the isolation of lyngbyatoxin A acetate (3). The structures of the new compounds are based on spectroscopic data obtained from 1D and 2D NMR
Two types of annelid collagens of different sizes were purified, one from acetic acid extracts of the cuticle (length 2.5 microns) and the other, after pepsin digestion, from interstitial spaces of the body wall (0.3 micron). They were obtained from Alvinella pompejana, Alvinella caudata and
The vitelline envelopes of European sea bass and gilthead sea bream are both composed of mainly four proteins with the molecular masses of 90, 52, 48, 45 kDa and 75, 50, 48, 44 kDa, respectively. Each protein has an amino acid composition that is characterized by a high content of proline and
The role of collagen or collagen-like protein(s) in the in vitro formation of the sea urchin embryonic skeleton was investigated using isolated micromeres of Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Micromeres were cultured in sea water containing 4% horse serum on tissue culture plastic or an extracellular
Circumstantial evidence in several previous studies has suggested that sea urchin embryo micromeres, the source of primary mesenchyme cells which produce the embryonic skeleton, contribute to the extracellular matrix of the embryo by synthesizing collagen. A direct test of this possibility was
The main object of this study was to investigate the molecular basis for changes in the spectral sensitivity of the visual pigments of deep-sea fishes. The four teleost species studied, Hoplostethus mediterraneus, Cataetyx laticeps, Gonostoma elongatum and Histiobranchus bathybius, are
Degeneration of the archenteron in middle gastrulae occurred in the presence of alpha,alpha'-dipyridyl or Zn2+, inhibitors of prolyl hydroxylase. In the presence of these substances the archenteron degenerated and was eventually destroyed. Adding Fe2+ to the embryo culture containing
A taxonomic study was carried out on two isolates, strains BL1(T) and BL11, from marine sediment collected from the East Sea, Korea. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence studies showed that these isolates clearly affiliated with the Gammaproteobacteria. BL1T and BL11 were most closely related to
A full-length cDNA of cytolysin (Src I) was isolated from the tentacle of Sagartia rosea (a representative species in China) by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. The cDNA with an open reading frame of 648 bp encodes a precursor protein of 216 amino acids, which contains a
Cultivation of the marine cyanobacterium Moorea producens, collected from the Nabq Mangroves in the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea), led to the isolation of new apratoxin analogues apratoxin H (1) and apratoxin A sulfoxide (2), together with the known apratoxins A-C, lyngbyabellin B, and hectochlorin. The
Tissue homogenates of the deep sea annelids Alvinella caudata and Alvinella pompejana were found to contain enzyme activity resembling vertebrate prolyl 4-hydroxylase. The release of 3H2O from [3,4-(3)H]proline labeled, under-hydroxylated chicken protocollagen type I depended on the presence of the
Hair bundles located on tentacles of sea anemones are morphodynamic mechanoreceptors employed to regulate discharge of nematocysts into swimming prey. Activation of chemoreceptors for N-acetylated sugars is known to induce anemone hair bundles to elongate while shifting discharge to lower
Sea urchin oocytes grow to 10 times their original size during oogenesis by both synthesizing and importing a specific repertoire of proteins to drive fertilization and early embryogenesis. During the vitellogenic growth period, the major yolk protein (MYP), a transferrin-like protein, is