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ArticleScientific reports2015

Heterogeneous distribution of dye-labelled biomineralizaiton proteins in calcite crystals.

Chuang Liu, Liping Xie, Rongqing Zhang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chuang LiuInstitute of Marine Biotechnology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Deep Sea Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 China.
Liping XieInstitute of Marine Biotechnology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Deep Sea Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 China.
Rongqing ZhangInstitute of Marine Biotechnology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Deep Sea Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 China.
Tsinghua University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biominerals are highly ordered crystals mediated by organic matters especially proteins in organisms. However, how specific proteins are distributed inside biominerals are not well understood. In the present study, we use fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) to label extracted proteins from the shells of bivalve Pinctada fucata. By confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), we observe a heterogeneous distribution of dye-labelled proteins inside synthetic calcite at the microscale. Proteins from the prismatic calcite layers accumulate at the edge of crystals while proteins from the nacreous aragonite layers accumulate at the center of crystals. Raman and X-ray powder diffraction show that both the proteins cannot alter the crystal phase. Scanning electron microscope demonstrates both proteins are able to affect the crystal morphology. This study may provide a direct approach for the visualization of protein distributions in crystals by small-molecule dye-labelled proteins as the additives in the crystallization process and improve our understanding of intracrystalline proteins distribution in biogenic calcites.

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AnimalsAnimal ShellsCalcium CarbonateCircular DichroismCrystallizationFluorescein-5-isothiocyanateFluorescent DyesMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningMineralsNacrePinctadaProteinsSpectrum Analysis, RamanX-Ray DiffractionCalcium CarbonateFluorescein-5-isothiocyanateFluorescent DyesMineralsNacreProteins

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PMID26675363
PMCPMC4682127
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