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Biomineralization

From Molecular and Nano-structural Analyses to Environmental Science

  • Presents state-of-the-art biomineralization research, including basic mechanism, inorganic/organic interactions, and evolution

  • Discusses analyses of species-specific nano-structures of various biominerals based on extensive microscopic observations

  • Describes molecular and cellular mechanisms of biomineralization, including ion transport and roles of organic matrices

  • Addresses application of the fundamental mechanism of biomineralization to medical, dental, materials, agricultural, aquacultural, and environmental sciences

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Table of contents (44 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Structure and Analysis of Biominerals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. On the Transition Temperature to Calcite and Cell Lengths for Various Biogenic Aragonites

      • Taiga Okumura, Masahiro Yoshimura, Toshihiro Kogure
      Pages 3-10Open Access
    3. TEM Study of the Radular Teeth of the Chiton Acanthopleura japonica

      • Mitsuo Kakei, Masayoshi Yoshikawa, Hiroyuki Mishima
      Pages 11-19Open Access
    4. Experimental Cremation of Bone: Crystallite Size and Lattice Parameter Evolution

      • Martina Greiner, Balazs Kocsis, Mario F. Heinig, Katrin Mayer, Anita Toncala, Gisela Grupe et al.
      Pages 21-29Open Access
    5. Effect of Carbonic Anhydrase Immobilized on Eggshell Membranes on Calcium Carbonate Crystallization In Vitro

      • M. Soledad Fernández, Betzabe Montt, Liliana Ortiz, Andrónico Neira-Carrillo, José Luis Arias
      Pages 31-37Open Access
    6. Proteomic Analysis of Venomous Fang Matrix Proteins of Protobothrops flavoviridis (Habu) Snake

      • Tomohisa Ogawa, Asa Sekikawa, Hajime Sato, Koji Muramoto, Hiroki Shibata, Shosaku Hattori
      Pages 39-54Open Access
    7. Characterization of Goldfish Scales by Vibrational Spectroscopic Analyses

      • Masayuki Nara, Yusuke Maruyama, Atsuhiko Hattori
      Pages 55-61Open Access
    8. Relationship Between Bone Morphology and Bone Quality in Female Femurs: Implication for Additive Risk of Alternative Forced Molting

      • Natsuko Ishikawa, Chihiro Nishii, Koh-en Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Mishima, Yoshiki Matsumoto
      Pages 63-71Open Access
    9. Spectroscopic Investigation of Shell Pigments from the Family Neritidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)

      • Toshiyuki Komura, Hiroyuki Kagi, Makiko Ishikawa, Mana Yasui, Takenori Sasaki
      Pages 73-82Open Access
    10. 3D Visualization of Calcified and Non-calcified Molluscan Tissues Using Computed Tomography

      • Takenori Sasaki, Yu Maekawa, Yusuke Takeda, Maki Atsushiba, Chong Chen, Koji Noshita et al.
      Pages 83-93Open Access
  3. Molecular and Cellular Regulation of Biomineralization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
    2. Calcium Ion and Mineral Pathways in Biomineralization: A Perspective

      • Gal Mor Khalifa, Keren Kahil, Lia Addadi, Steve Weiner
      Pages 97-103Open Access
    3. Identification of Barnacle Shell Proteins by Transcriptome and Proteomic Approaches

      • Yue Him Wong, Noriaki Ozaki, Wei-Pang Zhang, Jin Sun, Erina Yoshimura, Mieko Oguro-Okano et al.
      Pages 105-112Open Access
    4. The Optical Characteristics of Cultured Akoya Pearl Are Influenced by Both Donor and Recipient Oysters

      • Toshiharu Iwai, Masaharu Takahashi, Chiemi Miura, Takeshi Miura
      Pages 113-119Open Access
    5. Influence of B Vitamins on Proliferation and Differentiation of Osteoblastic Bovine Cell Cultures: An In Vitro Study

      • Kent Urban, Julia Auer, Sebastian Bürklein, Ulrich Plate
      Pages 121-128Open Access
    6. Rice Plant Biomineralization: Electron Microscopic Study on Plant Opals and Exploration of Organic Matrices Involved in Biosilica Formation

      • Noriaki Ozaki, Takuya Ishida, Akiyoshi Osawa, Yumi Sasaki, Hiromi Sato, Michio Suzuki et al.
      Pages 129-135Open Access
    7. DMP1 Binds Specifically to Type I Collagen and Regulates Mineral Nucleation and Growth

      • Anne George, Elizabeth Guirado, Yinghua Chen
      Pages 137-145Open Access
    8. Exploration of Genes Associated with Sponge Silicon Biomineralization in the Whole Genome Sequence of the Hexactinellid Euplectella curvistellata

      • Katsuhiko Shimizu, Hiroki Kobayashi, Michika Nishi, Masatoshi Tsukahara, Tomohiro Bito, Jiro Arima
      Pages 147-153Open Access
  4. Genome-Based Analysis of Biomineralization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155

About this book

This open access book is the proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Biomineralization (BIOMIN XIV) held in 2017 at Tsukuba.  Over the past 45 years, biomineralization research has unveiled details of the characteristics of the nano-structure of various biominerals; the formation mechanism of this nano-structure, including the initial stage of crystallization; and the function of organic matrices in biominerals, and this knowledge has been applied to dental, medical, pharmaceutical, materials, agricultural and environmental sciences and paleontology. As such, biomineralization is an important interdisciplinary research area, and further advances are expected in both fundamental and applied research. 








Editors and Affiliations

  • Depatment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Science, Tokyo, Japan

    Kazuyoshi Endo

  • Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Science, Tokyo, Japan

    Toshihiro Kogure

  • Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo , Tokyo, Japan

    Hiromichi Nagasawa

About the editors

​Editors

Kazuyoshi Endo

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Graduate School of Science

The University of Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan


Toshihiro Kogure

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Graduate School of Science

The University of Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

 

Hiromichi Nagasawa

Department of Biological Chemistry

Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences

The University of Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biomineralization

  • Book Subtitle: From Molecular and Nano-structural Analyses to Environmental Science

  • Editors: Kazuyoshi Endo, Toshihiro Kogure, Hiromichi Nagasawa

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1002-7

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2018

  • License: CC BY

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-1001-0Published: 10 October 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4547-0Published: 19 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-1002-7Published: 09 October 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 413

  • Number of Illustrations: 116 b/w illustrations, 67 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general, Mineralogy, Inorganic Chemistry, Cell Biology, Biomaterials, Dentistry

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