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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2021

Calcium-Collagen Coupling is Vital for Biomineralization Schedule.

Jinglun Zhang, Yaoting Ji, Shuting Jiang, Miusi Shi, Wenjin Cai, Richard J Miron, Yufeng Zhang

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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

13 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Calcium-Collagen Coupling is Vital for Biomineralization Schedule.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jinglun ZhangState Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China.
Yaoting JiState Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China.
Shuting JiangState Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China.
Miusi ShiState Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China.
Wenjin CaiState Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China.
Richard J MironCentre for Collaborative Research, Nova Southeastern University, Cell Therapy Institute, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33314-7796, USA.
Yufeng ZhangState Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) and Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8702-5291
Wuhan University · CNNova Southeastern University · US

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China 2018YFC1105300National Natural Science Foundation of China 81700772National Natural Science Foundation of China 81771050National Natural Science Foundation of China 81901017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biomineralization is a chemical reaction that occurs in organisms in which collagen initiates and guides the growth and crystallization of matched apatite minerals. However, there is little known about the demand pattern for calcium salts and collagen needed by biomineralization. In this study, natural bone biomineralization is analyzed, and a novel interplay between calcium concentration and collagen production is observed. Any quantitative change in one of the entities causes a corresponding change in the other. Translocation-associated membrane protein 2 (TRAM2) is identified as an intermediate factor whose silencing disrupts this relationship and causes poor mineralization. TRAM2 directly interacts with the sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase 2b (SERCA2b) and modulates SERCA2b activity to couple calcium enrichment with collagen biosynthesis. Collectively, these findings indicate that osteoblasts can independently and directly regulate the process of biomineralization via this coupling. This knowledge has significant implications for the developmentally inspired design of biomaterials for bone regenerative applications.

Indexed as

AnimalsBiomineralizationCalciumCollagenFemaleFemurMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLModels, AnimalTibiaCalciumCollagenbiomineralizationbone biomaterialsbonescalcium-collagen couplingcollagen

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PMID34047068
PMCPMC8336496
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