Fine structural aspects on the web glue production in the golden orb-web spider Trichonephila clavata

ABSTRACTThe water-soluble glue substance of the capture threads in Trichonephila clavata is solely produced from two pairs of aggregate silk glands. During the web glue production, secretory vesicles were synthesized via the extensive rough endoplasmic reticulum of epithelial cells. Unlike the clear...

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Published in:	Animal Cells and Systems
Main Authors:	Yan Sun, Seung-Min Lee, Bon-Jin Ku, Myung-Jin Moon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Subjects:	Spider silk fine structure web glue Trichonephila clavata
Online Access:	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19768354.2023.2168753