… induced by water born heavy metals (Choi et al. 2008). Previously, studies on HSP90 were
mainly focused on mammals and typical model organisms, but its molecular features and …

… integral to the survival of diverse groups of marine organisms (1) and is a major component
… to the crystal (41), and ordering of water molecules adjacent to the surface (42) can each …

… molecular recognition9 and molecular tectonics10 are important aspects of biomineralization
… By using a supersaturated aqueous phase in place of water, and freezing the oil channels …

… Subsequent changes are more intrinsically driven based on the evolution of existing genetic
and molecular mechanisms controlling biomineralization. These patterns not only provide a …

… Biomineralization, or the formation of inorganic phases by living organisms, is a widespread
… Biominerals serve a number of useful purposes in organisms, such as mechanical support …

… exquisitely manipulate light, whereas inorganic biominerals … molecules and crystalline
materials, biomineralization … in the eyes of some aquatic organisms. Scallops enhance vision by …

… It occurs as elaborately shaped spicules in marine creatures called ascidians (the majority
of … Although amorphous at the molecular level, silica biominerals adopt specific microscopic …

… approach of biominerals developed during the three last decades. In parallel to molecular
… No “close to sea water” liquid volumes exist at any step of the mineralization cycle. When a …

… and biomineralization, (2) develops conceptual models of bio-physical influences on
biomineralization, (3… But most studies on marine species report increases in otolith Sr with fish …

… growth rates in marine calcifying organisms such as bivalves 9. … study were to quantify,
at a molecular level: 1) effects of a … by assessing regulators of biomineralization, ion-regulatory …