Mineralization of the metre-long biosilica structures of glass sponges is templated on hydroxylated collagen
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Mineralization of the metre-long biosilica structures of glass sponges is templated on hydroxylated collagen. / Ehrlich, Hermann; Deutzmann, Rainer; Brunner, Eike; Cappellini, Enrico; Koon, Hannah; Solazzo, Caroline; Yang, Yue; Ashford, David; Thomas-Oates, Jane; Lubeck, Markus; Baessmann, Carsten; Langrock, Tobias; Hoffmann, Ralf; Wörheide, Gert; Reitner, Joachim; Simon, Paul; Tsurkan, Mikhail; Ereskovsky, Aleksander V.; Kurek, Denis; Bazhenov, Vasily V.; Hunoldt, Sebastian; Mertig, Michael; Vyalikh, Denis V.; Molodtsov, Serguei L.; Kummer, Kurt; Worch, Hartmut; Smetacek, Victor; Collins, Matthew J.
In: Nature Chemistry, Vol. 2, No. 12, 2010, p. 1084-1088.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Mineralization of the metre-long biosilica structures of glass sponges is templated on hydroxylated collagen
AU - Ehrlich, Hermann
AU - Deutzmann, Rainer
AU - Brunner, Eike
AU - Cappellini, Enrico
AU - Koon, Hannah
AU - Solazzo, Caroline
AU - Yang, Yue
AU - Ashford, David
AU - Thomas-Oates, Jane
AU - Lubeck, Markus
AU - Baessmann, Carsten
AU - Langrock, Tobias
AU - Hoffmann, Ralf
AU - Wörheide, Gert
AU - Reitner, Joachim
AU - Simon, Paul
AU - Tsurkan, Mikhail
AU - Ereskovsky, Aleksander V.
AU - Kurek, Denis
AU - Bazhenov, Vasily V.
AU - Hunoldt, Sebastian
AU - Mertig, Michael
AU - Vyalikh, Denis V.
AU - Molodtsov, Serguei L.
AU - Kummer, Kurt
AU - Worch, Hartmut
AU - Smetacek, Victor
AU - Collins, Matthew J.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The minerals involved in the formation of metazoan skeletons principally comprise glassy silica, calcium phosphate or carbonate. Because of their ancient heritage, glass sponges (Hexactinellida) may shed light on fundamental questions such as molecular evolution, the unique chemistry and formation of the first skeletal silica-based structures, and the origin of multicellular animals. We have studied anchoring spicules from the metre-long stalk of the glass rope sponge (Hyalonema sieboldi; Porifera, Class Hexactinellida), which are remarkable for their size, durability, flexibility and optical properties. Using slow-alkali etching of biosilica, we isolated the organic fraction, which was revealed to be dominated by a hydroxylated fibrillar collagen that contains an unusual [Gly-3Hyp-4Hyp] motif. We speculate that this motif is predisposed for silica precipitation, and provides a novel template for biosilicification in nature.
AB - The minerals involved in the formation of metazoan skeletons principally comprise glassy silica, calcium phosphate or carbonate. Because of their ancient heritage, glass sponges (Hexactinellida) may shed light on fundamental questions such as molecular evolution, the unique chemistry and formation of the first skeletal silica-based structures, and the origin of multicellular animals. We have studied anchoring spicules from the metre-long stalk of the glass rope sponge (Hyalonema sieboldi; Porifera, Class Hexactinellida), which are remarkable for their size, durability, flexibility and optical properties. Using slow-alkali etching of biosilica, we isolated the organic fraction, which was revealed to be dominated by a hydroxylated fibrillar collagen that contains an unusual [Gly-3Hyp-4Hyp] motif. We speculate that this motif is predisposed for silica precipitation, and provides a novel template for biosilicification in nature.
KW - Amino Acid Motifs
KW - Amino Acid Sequence
KW - Animals
KW - Collagen
KW - Evolution, Molecular
KW - Hydroxylation
KW - Nanoparticles
KW - Porifera
KW - Silicon Dioxide
U2 - 10.1038/nchem.899
DO - 10.1038/nchem.899
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 21107374
VL - 2
SP - 1084
EP - 1088
JO - Nature Chemistry
JF - Nature Chemistry
SN - 1755-4330
IS - 12
ER -
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