Vanadium uptake and storage in the fabrication and function of mussel byssus
Samantha Jee, Mostafa Rammal, Tobias Priemel, D. Scott Bohle, Matthew J. Harrington
Abstract
The preferential use of vanadium to form metal–protein cross-links by Mytilus edulis mussels in their byssal fibers was highlighted through a cross-disciplinary study combining histology, spectroscopy, rheology, and computational modeling.
Topics & Concepts
ByssusChemistryVanadiumMusselFabricationFunction (biology)NanotechnologyMetallurgyEnvironmental chemistryFisheryInorganic chemistryCell biologyBiologyMedicinePathologyMaterials scienceAlternative medicineMercury impact and mitigation studiesMarine Biology and Environmental ChemistryMarine Ecology and Invasive Species