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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Uniaxial Hydroxyapatite Growth on a Self-Assembled Protein Scaffold.

Alexander L Danesi, Dimitra Athanasiadou, Ahmad Mansouri, Alina Phen, Mehrnoosh Neshatian, James Holcroft, Johan Bonde, Bernhard Ganss, Karina M M Carneiro

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Alexander L DanesiFaculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6, Canada.
Dimitra AthanasiadouFaculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9367-1572
Ahmad MansouriFaculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6, Canada.
Alina PhenFaculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6, Canada.
Mehrnoosh NeshatianFaculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6, Canada.
James HolcroftFaculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6, Canada.
Johan BondeDivision of Pure and Applied Biochemistry, Center of Applied Life Sciences, Lund University, 223 62 Lund, Sweden.
Bernhard GanssFaculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6, Canada.
Karina M M CarneiroFaculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1730-0371
University of Toronto · CALund University · SE

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council RGPIN-2017-06885Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council RGPIN-2019-07070
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biomineralization is a crucial process whereby organisms produce mineralized tissues such as teeth for mastication, bones for support, and shells for protection. Mineralized tissues are composed of hierarchically organized hydroxyapatite crystals, with a limited capacity to regenerate when demineralized or damaged past a critical size. Thus, the development of protein-based materials that act as artificial scaffolds to guide hydroxyapatite growth is an attractive goal both for the design of ordered nanomaterials and for tissue regeneration. In particular, amelogenin, which is the main protein that scaffolds the hierarchical organization of hydroxyapatite crystals in enamel, amelogenin recombinamers, and amelogenin-derived peptide scaffolds have all been investigated for in vitro mineral growth. Here, we describe uniaxial hydroxyapatite growth on a nanoengineered amelogenin scaffold in combination with amelotin, a mineral promoting protein present during enamel formation. This bio-inspired approach for hydroxyapatite growth may inform the molecular mechanism of hydroxyapatite formation in vitro as well as possible mechanisms at play during mineralized tissue formation.

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AmelogeninBiomimetic MaterialsBiomimeticsBiomineralizationCrystallizationDental EnamelDental Enamel ProteinsDurapatiteHumansNanostructuresNanotechnologyProtein EngineeringProtein FoldingRecombinant ProteinsToothAmelogeninAMTN protein, humanDental Enamel ProteinsDurapatiteRecombinant Proteinsamelogeninamelotin hydroxyapatitebio-inspired materialsbiomimeticsbiomineralizationenamel

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PMID34830225
PMCPMC8620880
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