Spongin
Sign in to saveSpongin, a modified type of collagen protein, forms the fibrous skeleton of most organisms among the phylum Porifera, the sponges. It is secreted by sponge cells known as spongocytes.
Protein · UniProt
Short-chain collagen C4
- Organism
- Ephydatia muelleri (Mueller's freshwater sponge)
- Length
- 366 aa
- Molecular mass
- 35,783 Da
- Evidence
- 2: Evidence at transcript level
CollagenExtracellular matrixHydroxylationRepeatSecreted
View on UniProt →
Swiss-Prot (reviewed) · via UniProt
~3 min read
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Research directions
- Use in the removal of phenolic compounds from wastewater
- Molecular structure
- Collagen-like characteristics
- Keratin-like characteristics
- References
Spongin, a modified type of collagen protein, forms the fibrous skeleton of most organisms among the phylum Porifera, the sponges. It is secreted by sponge cells known as spongocytes.
Spongin gives a sponge its flexibility. True spongin is found only in members of the class Demospongiae. Its molecular structure remains incompletely characterized, however it shares similarities with both collagen and keratin.
Connections
Porifera
Entity
protein
Entity
International Standard Book Number
Entity
biochemistry
Entity
skeleton
Entity
ultraviolet radiation
Entity
digital object identifier
Entity
International Standard Serial Number
Entity
Q180686
Entity
collagen
Entity
bibcode
Entity
peroxide
Entity
Q229883
Entity
bisphenol A
Entity
Demospongiae
Entity
Trametes versicolor
Entity
pigment blue 16
Entity
photocatalysis
Entity
laccase
Entity
bisphenol
Entity