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YAN Zhenguang,MENG Wei,LIU Zhengtao,YANG Suwen,LIU Xiaojun,SUN Juan,XIE Liping,ZHANG Rongqing. 2011. In vivo and in vitro biomineralization in the presence of the inner-shell film of pearl oyster. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, (1):87-93
In vivo and in vitro biomineralization in the presence of the inner-shell film of pearl oyster
In vivo and in vitro biomineralization in the presence of the inner-shell film of pearl oyster
Received:June 16, 2009  Revised:May 17, 2010
DOI:10.1007/s13131-011-0094-7
Key words:biomineralization  inner shell surface  inner-shell film  nacre  Pinctada fucata
中文关键词:  biomineralization  inner shell surface  inner-shell film  nacre  Pinctada fucata
基金项目:The National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant Nos 30871911 and 40876068; the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China under contract No.2010AA09Z405; the Program of Environmental Protection Commonweal Research under contract No. 2007HBGY26.
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YAN Zhenguang Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China 
 
MENG Wei Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China  
LIU Zhengtao Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China  
YANG Suwen Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China  
LIU Xiaojun Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Protein Science Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China 
 
SUN Juan Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Protein Science Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China 
 
XIE Liping Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Protein Science Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China 
 
ZHANG Rongqing Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Protein Science Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China 
rqzhang@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn 
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Abstract:
      The inner shell surface is the biomineralization site in shell formation and an inner-shell film covers it. This surface is composed of two regions:an outer calcitic region and an inner aragonitic region. In this study, some amalgamated calcite crystals were found in the calcitic region and some aragonitic "imprints" were found in the central part of the aragonitic region. The "imprints" are probably the trace of mantle cells that adhered to the inner shell surface when the shell was produced. Furthermore, to build a novel in vitro biomineralization system, the inner-shell film was detached from the shell and introduced to the calcitic crystallization solution. Crystallization experiments showed that nacre proteins could induce aragonite crystals in the novel system but inhibited calcite growth in the absence of the inner-shell film. These data suggested that the inner-shell film may induce aragonite growth in vivo by combining nacre proteins.
中文摘要:
      The inner shell surface is the biomineralization site in shell formation and an inner-shell film covers it. This surface is composed of two regions:an outer calcitic region and an inner aragonitic region. In this study, some amalgamated calcite crystals were found in the calcitic region and some aragonitic "imprints" were found in the central part of the aragonitic region. The "imprints" are probably the trace of mantle cells that adhered to the inner shell surface when the shell was produced. Furthermore, to build a novel in vitro biomineralization system, the inner-shell film was detached from the shell and introduced to the calcitic crystallization solution. Crystallization experiments showed that nacre proteins could induce aragonite crystals in the novel system but inhibited calcite growth in the absence of the inner-shell film. These data suggested that the inner-shell film may induce aragonite growth in vivo by combining nacre proteins.
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