【作者单位】Research Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China. Department of Biology, Taiyuan Normal University, Taiyuan, China. Institute of Plant Protection, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Science, Taiyuan, China. Angewandte Zoologie, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany. Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA. UniversitéCôte d'Azur, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, Parc Valrose, Nice CEDEX 2, France.
【摘要】 Cells produce an extracellular matrix with a stereotypic organization that is important for tissue function. The insect cuticle is a layered ECM that mainly consists of the polysaccharide chitin and associated proteins adopting a quasi-crystalline s...