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Silicon Biomineralization

Biology — Biochemistry — Molecular Biology — Biotechnology

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  • © 2003

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Editors:
  1. Werner E. G. Müller

    1. Institut für Physiologische Chemie Abt. Angewandte Molekularbiologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany

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  • Presents novel results in the rapidly growing field of basic and applied research in biomineralization and nanobiotechnology
  • Authors are leading authorities in the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology (PMSB, volume 33)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
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  2. Organisms: Diatoms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Living Inside a Glass Box — Silica in Diatoms

      • Franz Brümmer
      Pages 3-10

    3. Components and Control of Silicification in Diatoms

      • Hildebrand Mark, Wetherbee Richard
      Pages 11-57

    4. The Phylogeny of the Diatoms

      • Wiebe H.C.F. Kooistra, Mario De Stefano, David G. Mann, K. Medlin
      Pages 59-97

    5. Silicon — a Central Metabolite for Diatom Growth and Morphogenesis

      • Véronique Martin-Jézéquell, Pascal J. Lopez
      Pages 99-124

  3. Organisms: Higher Plants

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. Functions of Silicon in Higher Plants

      • Jian Feng Ma
      Pages 127-147

    3. Silicon in Plants

      • Dieter Neumann
      Pages 149-160

  4. Organisms: Sponges

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161
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    2. Silica Deposition in Demosponges

      • Maria J. Uriz, Xavier Turon, Mikel A. Becerro
      Pages 163-193

    3. Molecular Mechanism of Spicule Formation in the Demosponge Suberites domuncula: Silicatein-Collagen-Myotrophin

      • Werner E. G. Müller, Anatoli Krasko, Gaël Le Pennec, Renate Steffen, Matthias Wiens, Mohammed Shokry A. Ammar et al.
      Pages 195-221

  5. Biotechnology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 223-223
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    2. Biotechnological Advances in Biosilicification

      • Jan L. Sumerel, Daniel E. Morse
      Pages 225-247

    3. Silicase, an Enzyme Which Degrades Biogenous Amorphous Silica: Contribution to the Metabolism of Silica Deposition in the Demosponge Suberites domuncula

      • Heinz C. Schröer, Anatoli Krasko, Gaël Le Pennec, Teresa Adell, Matthias Wiens, Hamdy Hassanein et al.
      Pages 249-268

    4. Studies of Biosilicas; Structural Aspects, ChemicalPrinciples,Model Studies and the Future

      • Carole C. Perry, David Belton, Kirill Shafran
      Pages 269-299

    5. Silicon Biomineralisation: Towards Mimicking Biogenic Silica Formation in Diatoms

      • Engel G. Vrieling, Sandra Hazelaar, Winfried W.C. Gieskes, Qianyao Sun, Theo P.M. Beelen, Rutger A. Van.Santen
      Pages 301-334

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 335-340
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During evolution silica deposition has been used in Protozoa, Metazoa and in plants as skeletal elements. It appears that the mechanisms for the formation of biogenic silica have evolved independently in these three taxa. In Protozoa and plants biosilicification appears to be primarily driven by non-enzymatic processes and procedes on organic matrices. In contrast, in sponges (phylum Porifera) this process is mediated by enzymes; the initiation of this process is likewise dependent on organic matrices.

In this monograph the role of biosilica as stabilizing structures in different organisms is reviewed and their role for morphogenetic processes is outlined. It provides an up-to-date summary of the mechanisms by which polymeric biosilica is formed. The volume is intended for biologists, biochemists and molecular biologists, involved in the understanding of structure formation in living organisms and will also be very useful for scientists working in the field of applied Nanotechnology and Nanobiotechnology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Physiologische Chemie Abt. Angewandte Molekularbiologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany

    Werner E. G. Müller

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Silicon Biomineralization

  • Book Subtitle: Biology — Biochemistry — Molecular Biology — Biotechnology

  • Editors: Werner E. G. Müller

  • Series Title: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55486-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-00537-7Published: 23 July 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-62451-3Published: 17 August 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-55486-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0079-6484

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-8484

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 340

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general, Biotechnology, Freshwater & Marine Ecology

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