The main protein of the aggregation factor responsible for species-specific cell adhesion in the marine sponge Microciona prolifera is highly polymorphic.

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Published in J Biol Chem on October 31, 1997

Authors

X Fernàndez-Busquets1, M M Burger

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1: Friedrich Miescher-Institut, P.O. Box 2543, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland. fernande@fmi.ch

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