Abstract: We advance both our in vitro dissection of the molecular mechanisms controlling larval attachment and metamorphosis of the mollusc, Haliotis rufescens, and our characterization of the molecular adhesive and the mechanisms controlling fouling by the cementing polychaete, Phragmatopoma Californica. Our results Show that the chemosensory mechanisms and the internal signal transducers mediating the induction of larval attachment and metamorphosis in both Phragmatopoma and Haliotis larvae are highly related at the molecular level, thus providing evidence from 2 phyla that the molecular mechanisms regulating the initial steps in macrofouler attachment are generic.
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 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE |
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Final rept. for 1 Aug 90-30 Sep 91 |
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4 |
| Report Date: |
30 SEP 91 |
| Contract Number: |
N00014-90-J-4005 |
| Report Number: |
A082152 |
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