Barnacles are the only sessile crustaceans, and their larva, the cyprid, is supremely adapted for attachment to surfaces. Barnacles have a universal requirement for strong adhesion at the point of larval attachment. Selective pressure on the cyprid adhesive has been intense and led to evolution of a tenacious and versatile natural glue. Here we provide evidence that carbohydrate polymers in the form of chitin provide stability to the cyprid adhesive of Balanus amphitrite. Chitin was identified surrounding lipid-rich vesicles in the cyprid cement glands. The functional role of chitin was demonstrated via removal of freshly attached cyprids from surfaces using a chitinase. Proteomic analysis identified a single cement gland-specific protein v...
Barnacles adhere themselves robustly and permanently to diverse underwater substrates through strong...
The adhesive and adhesive glands of the stalked barnacle Lepas anatifera were investigated using a w...
Abstract Background Barnacles are sessile crustaceans that attach to underwater surfaces using barna...
International audienceNick Aldred et al. show that chitin provides stability in the cyprid adhesive ...
Barnacles adhere permanently to surfaces by secreting and curing a thin interfacial adhesive underwa...
The barnacle, Amphibalanus amphitrite, is a common marine fouling organism. Understanding the mechan...
The barnacle, Amphibalanus amphitrite, is a common marine fouling organism. Understanding the mechan...
Chitin is the second most abundant biopolymer found in nature and is present predominantly in the ex...
When exploring immersed surfaces the cypris larvae of barnacles employ a tenacious and rapidly rever...
<div><p>When exploring immersed surfaces the cypris larvae of barnacles employ a tenacious and rapid...
Gregarious settlement in barnacle is attributed to the settlement-inducing protein complex of cuticu...
Adhesive secretion has a fundamental role in barnacles' survival, keeping them in an adequate positi...
Barnacle adhesion is a focus for fouling-control technologies as well as the development of bioinspi...
Barnacle cement is an underwater adhesive insoluble protein complex. Marine proteins secreted by the...
We focus on the stalked goose barnacle L. anatifera adhesive system, an opportunistic less selective...
Barnacles adhere themselves robustly and permanently to diverse underwater substrates through strong...
The adhesive and adhesive glands of the stalked barnacle Lepas anatifera were investigated using a w...
Abstract Background Barnacles are sessile crustaceans that attach to underwater surfaces using barna...
International audienceNick Aldred et al. show that chitin provides stability in the cyprid adhesive ...
Barnacles adhere permanently to surfaces by secreting and curing a thin interfacial adhesive underwa...
The barnacle, Amphibalanus amphitrite, is a common marine fouling organism. Understanding the mechan...
The barnacle, Amphibalanus amphitrite, is a common marine fouling organism. Understanding the mechan...
Chitin is the second most abundant biopolymer found in nature and is present predominantly in the ex...
When exploring immersed surfaces the cypris larvae of barnacles employ a tenacious and rapidly rever...
<div><p>When exploring immersed surfaces the cypris larvae of barnacles employ a tenacious and rapid...
Gregarious settlement in barnacle is attributed to the settlement-inducing protein complex of cuticu...
Adhesive secretion has a fundamental role in barnacles' survival, keeping them in an adequate positi...
Barnacle adhesion is a focus for fouling-control technologies as well as the development of bioinspi...
Barnacle cement is an underwater adhesive insoluble protein complex. Marine proteins secreted by the...
We focus on the stalked goose barnacle L. anatifera adhesive system, an opportunistic less selective...
Barnacles adhere themselves robustly and permanently to diverse underwater substrates through strong...
The adhesive and adhesive glands of the stalked barnacle Lepas anatifera were investigated using a w...
Abstract Background Barnacles are sessile crustaceans that attach to underwater surfaces using barna...