Comments on: What’s a cell-adhesion protein like you doing in a unicellular organism like me? http://diogenesii.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/whats-a-cell-adhesion-protein-like-you-doing-in-a-unicellular-organism-like-me/ Professor Olsen at Large Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:08:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Bones and molecules | Publisher & Social http://diogenesii.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/whats-a-cell-adhesion-protein-like-you-doing-in-a-unicellular-organism-like-me/#comment-19 Bones and molecules | Publisher & Social Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:14:43 +0000 http://diogenesii.wordpress.com/?p=491#comment-19 [...] What’s a cell-adhesion protein like you doing in a unicellular organism like me?Professor Olsen takes a look at cadherins, a family of proteins that are vital for cell adhesion and intercellular signalling in multicellular organisms. But recently researchers also identified cadherins in choanoflagellates, unicellular organisms that are thought to share a common ancestor with metazoans. So what do they do in these organisms? It turns out that cadherin molecules in choanoflagellates may be useful for latching on to bacteria in order to consume them. This is probably an excellent example of co-option, whereby a trait may evolve a different function. [...] [...] What’s a cell-adhesion protein like you doing in a unicellular organism like me?Professor Olsen takes a look at cadherins, a family of proteins that are vital for cell adhesion and intercellular signalling in multicellular organisms. But recently researchers also identified cadherins in choanoflagellates, unicellular organisms that are thought to share a common ancestor with metazoans. So what do they do in these organisms? It turns out that cadherin molecules in choanoflagellates may be useful for latching on to bacteria in order to consume them. This is probably an excellent example of co-option, whereby a trait may evolve a different function. [...]

]]> By: steppen wolf http://diogenesii.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/whats-a-cell-adhesion-protein-like-you-doing-in-a-unicellular-organism-like-me/#comment-12 steppen wolf Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:23:55 +0000 http://diogenesii.wordpress.com/?p=491#comment-12 Hi, I am starting a brand-new carnival with a focus on molecular and cell biology and, after considering your blogs, I would like to invite you to submit a post of your choice for the upcoming carnival. You can use the submission form over at blogcarnival.com, and check out the submission guidelines over at the MCB Carnival webpage. Submission form: http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_3935.html MCB Carnival submission guidelines: http://mcbcarnival.wordpress.com/submission-guidelines/ I would be honored to see your posts included in the inaugural edition. And of course, if you wish to host one or more future editions, feel free to send me an e-mail. Cheers, steppen wolf Hi,

I am starting a brand-new carnival with a focus on molecular and cell biology and, after considering your blogs, I would like to invite you to submit a post of your choice for the upcoming carnival. You can use the submission form over at blogcarnival.com, and check out the submission guidelines over at the MCB Carnival webpage.

Submission form: http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_3935.html
MCB Carnival submission guidelines: http://mcbcarnival.wordpress.com/submission-guidelines/

I would be honored to see your posts included in the inaugural edition. And of course, if you wish to host one or more future editions, feel free to send me an e-mail.

Cheers,

steppen wolf

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