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ReviewFrontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition)2011

Organic matrix-related mineralization of sea urchin spicules, spines, test and teeth.

Arthur Veis

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Review in Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition), 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Arthur VeisFeinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, 303 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA. aveis@northwestern.edu

Funding

MATRIX COMPONENT INTERACTIONS IN BONE, DENTIN AND INVERTEBRATE MINERALR01DE001374 · NIDCR · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI ALVARES, KEITH, STOCK, STUART R · 1985 to 2013
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MATRIX COMPONENT INTERACTIONS IN BONE AND DENTINR37DE001374 · NIDCR · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI VEIS, ARTHUR · 1988 to 1997
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NIDCR NIH HHS DE001374NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE001374
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The camarodont echinoderms have five distinct mineralized skeletal elements: embryonic spicules, mature test, spines, lantern stereom and teeth. The spicules are transient structural elements whereas the spines, and test plates are permanent. The teeth grow continuously. The mineral is a high magnesium calcite, but the magnesium content is different in each type of skeletal element, varying from 5 to 40 mole% Mg. The organic matrix creates the spaces and environments for crystal initiation and growth. The detailed mechanisms of crystal regulation are not known, but acidic and phosphorylated matrix proteins may be of special importance. Biochemical studies, sequencing of the complete genome, and high-throughput proteomic analysis have not yet provided insight into the mechanisms of crystallization, calcite composition, and orientation applicable to all skeletal elements. The embryonic spicules are not representative of the mature skeletal elements. The next phase of research will have to focus on the specific localization of the proteins and individual biochemistries of each system with regard to mineral content and placement.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsBiological EvolutionCalcium CarbonateLytechinusMineralsMolecular Sequence DataProteinsSea UrchinsToothCalcium CarbonateMineralsProteins

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PMID21622194
PMCPMC3516302

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