… The purpose of this meeting is to direct attention to the involvement of organic materials in
the construction of biominerals. Organic molecules exert control both over the deposition and …

… The focus of this review is to look for commonalities in the biomineralization process among
these diverse organisms and their seemingly different biomineralized tissues, particularly …

… biomineralization process and its evolutionary origin remain unknown. The pearl oyster
Pinctada fucata martensii is a well-known master of biomineralization, but the molecular … water, …

… alkalinity of Ediacaran shallow marine carbonate settings. … Our findings support recent
molecular evidence that the first … and molecular architecture for biomineralization evolved prior …

… biomineralization, biomimetic mineralization is used as a bridge tool to integrate biological
organisms … enhance both intracellular molecular-level and extracellular biomineralization. For …

… for the enzymes and templating molecules that guide precipitation. … of controlled
biomineralization by eukaryotic microorganisms: the … Acantharians are abundant members of the …

… mL water, and again dialyzed (molecular weight … molecular processes controlling
biomineralization. However, the available primary sequence database of molluscan …

… marine animals and protists (Knoll 2003a). All occur widely but discontinuously across different
branches of the Tree of Life. … of interactions between component molecules. Such insights …

… The aim of this work is to investigate the ability of this species to modulate the expression
of genes encoding proteins involved in shell biomineralization process in response to abiotic …

… life in the ocean as it supports the metabolic energy demands of carbon and nutrient by
heterotrophic marine organisms. … Furthermore, specific molecular structures may be difficult to …