Jumping on the Edge—First Evidence for a 2 × 6-meric Hemocyanin in Springtails
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Animals and Hemolymph Collection
2.2. Protein Determination
2.3. Electron Microscopy
2.4. SDS-PAGE and Immunoblotting
2.5. Multi-Angle Laser Light Scattering
2.6. Mass Spectrometry Sample Preparation
2.7. Mass Spectrometry Measurement and Data Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Schmidt, J.; Decker, H.; Marx, M.T. Jumping on the Edge—First Evidence for a 2 × 6-meric Hemocyanin in Springtails. Biomolecules 2019, 9, 396. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9090396
Schmidt J, Decker H, Marx MT. Jumping on the Edge—First Evidence for a 2 × 6-meric Hemocyanin in Springtails. Biomolecules. 2019; 9(9):396. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9090396
Chicago/Turabian StyleSchmidt, Juliane, Heinz Decker, and Michael T. Marx. 2019. "Jumping on the Edge—First Evidence for a 2 × 6-meric Hemocyanin in Springtails" Biomolecules 9, no. 9: 396. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9090396