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Mechanisms and Phylogeny of Mineralization in Biological Systems

Biomineralization ’90

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Shoichi Suga

    1. Department of Pathology, The Nippon Dental University School of Dentistry at Tokyo, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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  2. Hiroshi Nakahara

    1. Department of Oral Anatomy, Meikai Univesity School of Dentistry, Sakado, Saitama, Japan

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Table of contents (80 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Organic Matrix

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. S-Layer Similarity in Matrix and Mineral Structure of a Leptotrix Species (Bacteria)

      • H. A. Lowenstam
      Pages 3-8

    3. The Organic Matrix of Spicules of the Gorgonian Leptogorgia virgulata

      • N. Watabe, M. Oishi, R. J. Kingsley
      Pages 9-16

    4. Mineral-Associated Proteins from Modern Planktonic Foraminifera

      • L. Stathoplos, N. Tuross
      Pages 17-21

    5. Structure and Function of the Organic Matrix in the Nacreous Layer of Pinctada fucata

      • T. Samata
      Pages 23-27

    6. Intracrystalline Proteins from a Sea Urchin and a Mollusk: A Comparison

      • L. Addadi, A. Berman, S. Weiner
      Pages 29-33

    7. Intracrystalline Molecules from Brachiopod Shells

      • G. B. Curry, M. Cusack, K. Endo, D. Walton, R. Quinn
      Pages 35-39

    8. Morphological Evidence of Coherent Organic Material within the Stereom of Postmetamorphic Echinoderms

      • P. Dubois
      Pages 41-45

    9. Molecular Recognition in Biomineralization

      • S. Mann, B. R. Heywood, S. Rajam, V. J. Wade
      Pages 47-55

    10. Otolith Matrix Proteins of Walleye Pollock; Biochemical Properties and Immunohistochemical Localization in the Saccular Tissue

      • K. Baba, M. Shimizu, Y. Mugiya, J. Yamada
      Pages 57-61

    11. The Water-Soluble Organic Matrix in the Egg Shells of the Extinct Moa and the Extant Rhea

      • H. Somiya, V. B. Meyer-Rochow, T. Samata
      Pages 63-67

    12. Morphological Manifestations in Hypocalcemic Conditions — Their Relation to Molecular Structural Changes of Glycosaminoglycans in Basement Membrane and Matrix

      • H. Yamaguchi, M. Morisada
      Pages 69-72

    13. Enamelin and Enameloid

      • D. Deutsch, A. Palmon, L. Dafni, A. Shenkman, J. Sherman, L. Fisher et al.
      Pages 73-77

    14. Amelogenin Degradation by an Enzyme Having Acidic pH Optimum and the Presence of Acidic Zones in Developing Bovine Enamel

      • S. Sasaki, T. Takagi, M. Suzuki
      Pages 79-81

    15. On the Physical Role of Amelogenin in the Biomineralisation of Tooth Enamel

      • R. W. Fearnhead, K. Kawasaki
      Pages 83-87

    16. Noncollagenous Proteins of Sea Bream Dentine

      • M. Fukae, T. Tanabe, K. Kawasaki
      Pages 89-93

    17. Immunoblotting Study of Developing Enamel Matrix Proteins

      • M. Kakei, H. Nakahara, H. Takeyama
      Pages 95-99

    18. Mineral Induction by Immobilized Polyanions

      • M. A. Crenshaw
      Pages 101-105

    19. Interactions of Bovine Dentin Phosphophoryn with Calcium Phosphates

      • R. Fujisawa, Y. Kuboki
      Pages 107-110
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About this book

Various kinds of mineralization have been found in many biological systems. Investigations made at a microscopical level using various sophisticated analytical methods and using principles developed in different fields have clarified their mechanisms very much. Sometimes, very similar phenomena have been found in the mineralized tissues of completely different biological systems. Compilation and comparative investigations of such findings obtained from the many specimens systematically collected contribute a great deal to an understanding of the crucial mechanisms and significance of biominerali­ zation which originated in very primitive organisms and remain in advanced ones. Previously, the functional significance of mineralized tissues was considered mainly from an anatomical point of view based upon their morphological and structural features. However, the recent advance of investigations has made it possible to interpret the func­ tional significance of biomineralization not only from local and mechanical points of view, but also from a systemic and phylogenetic point of view. It is also well-known that biomineralization has contributed in various ways to geological and oceanographical conditions of the environment in which the organisms were living. During this process, the mechanisms of biomineralization may have evolved to maintain harmony between organisms and their environments.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Pathology, The Nippon Dental University School of Dentistry at Tokyo, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Shoichi Suga

  • Department of Oral Anatomy, Meikai Univesity School of Dentistry, Sakado, Saitama, Japan

    Hiroshi Nakahara

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mechanisms and Phylogeny of Mineralization in Biological Systems

  • Book Subtitle: Biomineralization ’90

  • Editors: Shoichi Suga, Hiroshi Nakahara

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68132-8

  • Publisher: Springer Tokyo

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Tokyo 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-68134-2Published: 14 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-68132-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 517

  • Topics: Zoology, Cell Biology, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Dentistry

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