| Title: | Smelly feet are not always a bad thing: the relationship between cyprid footprint protein and the barnacle settlement pheromone |
| Author(s): | Dreanno C; Kirby RR; Clare AS; |
| Address: | "School of Marine Science and Technology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1744-9561 (Print) 1744-957X (Electronic) 1744-9561 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "A critical phase in the life cycle of sessile benthic marine invertebrates is locating a suitable substratum for settlement. For barnacles, it is the lecithotrophic cypris larva that makes this plankto-benthic transition. In exploring possible substrata for settlement, the cyprid leaves behind 'footprints' of a proteinaceous secretion that reportedly functions as a temporary adhesive, and also acts as a secondary cue in larval-larval interactions at settlement. Here, we show that two polyclonal antibodies raised against peptides localized at the N- and C-terminal regions of the adult settlement cue--the settlement-inducing protein complex (SIPC)--could both detect 'temporary adhesive' indicating that the SIPC is either a component of this secretion or that they are the same protein" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Antibodies/chemistry Dipeptides/*pharmacology Immunohistochemistry Larva/metabolism Metamorphosis, Biological Pheromones/*pharmacology Proteins/*metabolism Species Specificity Thoracica/drug effects/*metabolism/*physiology;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineDreanno, Catherine Kirby, Richard R Clare, Anthony S eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2006/12/07 Biol Lett. 2006 Sep 22; 2(3):423-5. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2006.0503" |
