A new calcium binding glycoprotein family constitutes a major diatom cell wall component

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-228492

Kröger, N. ; Bergsdorf, C. ; Sumper, Manfred

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Abstract

Diatoms possess silica-based cell walls with species-specific structures and ornamentations. Silica deposition in diatoms offers a model to study the processes involved in biomineralization. A new wall is produced in a specialized vesicle (silica deposition vesicle, SDV) and secreted. Thus proteins involved in wall biogenesis may remain associated with the mature cell wall. Here it is ...