HF extracts from diatom cell walls. Extracts were subjected to
Tris-Tricine SDS/PAGE (11) and stained with Coomassie blue.
Lanes: 1, C. fusiformis (positions of silaffin species
are marked); 2, N. angularis; 3, C.
didymum; 4, C. debilis; 5, E.
zodiacus; 6, S. turris. The brackets in lane 2
mark the three silaffins that were used for silica precipitation (see
Fig. 6).