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Horizontal Gene Transfer Contributed to the Evolution of Extracellular Surface Structures: The Freshwater Polyp Hydra Is Covered by a Complex Fibrous Cuticle Containing Glycosaminoglycans and Proteins of the PPOD and SWT (Sweet Tooth) Families

The single-cell layered ectoderm of the fresh water polyp Hydra fulfills the function of an epidermis by protecting the animals from the surrounding medium. Its outer surface is covered by a fibrous structure termed the cuticle layer, with similarity to the extracellular surface coats of mammalian e...

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Autores principales: Böttger, Angelika, Doxey, Andrew C., Hess, Michael W., Pfaller, Kristian, Salvenmoser, Willi, Deutzmann, Rainer, Geissner, Andreas, Pauly, Barbara, Altstätter, Johannes, Münder, Sandra, Heim, Astrid, Gabius, Hans-Joachim, McConkey, Brendan J., David, Charles N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3531485/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23300632
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052278