Biomineralization mechanism of the pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata /

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Author / Creator:	Zhang, Rongqing, author
Imprint:	Singapore : Springer, [2019].
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Subject:	Pearl oysters. Biomineralization. Biomineralization. Pearl oysters.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11745833

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Other authors / contributors:	Xie, Liping, author. Zhenguang, Yan, author.
ISBN:	9789811314599 9811314594 9789811314582 9811314586 9789811314582 9789811314605 9811314608 9789811346361 9811346364
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 25, 2018).
Summary:	This book presents an overview of our current understanding of the biomineralization mechanisms for shell formation in the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata, based on molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, structural biology and environmental biology. Pinctada fucata is the major pearl-producing shellfish in the South China Sea and is also an established model system for the research on the nacre biomineralization mechanism. Extensive studies on nacre biomineralization have provided valuable information for novel bionic material design. Discussing the isolation and gene cloning of the matrix proteins involved in the shell formation, as well as the cell signaling pathways, shell microstructures, and the environmental impacts on shell biomineralization, it is a valuable reference resource for researchers working in the field of nacre biomineralization and biomaterials.
Other form:	Printed edition: 9789811314582 Printed edition: 9789811314605
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-981-13-1459-9

Table of Contents:

Perface
Chapter 1 Cloning and characterization of genes invovled in the biomineralization of pearl oyster
Chapter 2 Characterization and functions of proteins invovled in the biomineralization of pearl oyster
Chapter 3 Study of enzymes involved in the biomineralization of pearl oyster
Chapter 4 Cell culture and related biomineralization study of pearl oyster
Chapter 5 Cell signalling pathway involved in the biomineralization of pearl oyster
Chapter 6 Structral biology of the biomineralization of pearl oyster
Chapter 7 Environmental biology of biomineralization of pearl oyster.

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