Identification of an aqueous glue protein, SCP-2, and the development of a polyclonal antiserum against the bHLH transcription factor SGSF in Latrodectus Hesperus

Although numerous spider fibroins have been reported, no known silk coating peptides have been discovered. We provide the first biochemical evidence for a spider coating peptide, called SCP-2, found on gumfooted lines, scaffolding joints and egg cases. The presence of this spider coating peptide on...

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Main Author: La Mattina, Coby Ann
Format: Others
Published: Scholarly Commons 2009
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Online Access:https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/716
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1715&context=uop_etds