Cooperative Modulation of Mineral Growth by Prismatic-Associated Asprich Sequences and Mg(II)

Cooperative effects of magnesium ions and acidic polypeptides originating from a family of proteins known as Asprich (mollusk Atrina rigida) were studied. In our previous studies, these two acidic polypeptides were found to be effective in controlling the morphology of the calcium carbonate mineral,...

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Autores principales: Kim, Won, Collino, Sebastiano, Evans, John Spencer
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Publicado: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3317751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22489191
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms13033949
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description Cooperative effects of magnesium ions and acidic polypeptides originating from a family of proteins known as Asprich (mollusk Atrina rigida) were studied. In our previous studies, these two acidic polypeptides were found to be effective in controlling the morphology of the calcium carbonate mineral, the main inorganic constituent of prismatic layer of the mollusk shell. Since these Asprich sequences are believed to contain a putative magnesium binding domain, the morphology-controlling effects were further investigated with the addition of magnesium ions. The mineral morphology was dramatically changed by the combined influence of each polypeptides and the magnesium ions, substantiating the recognized importance of magnesium in the formation of calcium carbonate-based biominerals.
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spelling pubmed-33177512012-04-09 Cooperative Modulation of Mineral Growth by Prismatic-Associated Asprich Sequences and Mg(II) Kim, Won Collino, Sebastiano Evans, John Spencer Int J Mol Sci Article Cooperative effects of magnesium ions and acidic polypeptides originating from a family of proteins known as Asprich (mollusk Atrina rigida) were studied. In our previous studies, these two acidic polypeptides were found to be effective in controlling the morphology of the calcium carbonate mineral, the main inorganic constituent of prismatic layer of the mollusk shell. Since these Asprich sequences are believed to contain a putative magnesium binding domain, the morphology-controlling effects were further investigated with the addition of magnesium ions. The mineral morphology was dramatically changed by the combined influence of each polypeptides and the magnesium ions, substantiating the recognized importance of magnesium in the formation of calcium carbonate-based biominerals. Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2012-03-22 /pmc/articles/PMC3317751/ /pubmed/22489191 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms13033949 Text en © 2012 by the authors; licensee Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, Switzerland. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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title_full_unstemmed Cooperative Modulation of Mineral Growth by Prismatic-Associated Asprich Sequences and Mg(II)
title_short Cooperative Modulation of Mineral Growth by Prismatic-Associated Asprich Sequences and Mg(II)
title_sort cooperative modulation of mineral growth by prismatic-associated asprich sequences and mg(ii)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3317751/
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