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The expanded amelogenin polyproline region preferentially binds to apatite versus carbonate and promotes apatite crystal elongation

The transition from invertebrate calcium carbonate-based calcite and aragonite exo- and endoskeletons to the calcium phosphate-based vertebrate backbones and jaws composed of microscopic hydroxyapatite crystals is one of the great revolutions in the evolution of terrestrial organisms. To identify po...

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Autores principales: Gopinathan, Gokul, Jin, Tianquan, Liu, Min, Li, Steve, Atsawasuwan, Phimon, Galang, Maria-Therese, Allen, Michael, Luan, Xianghong, Diekwisch, Thomas G. H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4227485/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25426079
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2014.00430