… relationships between the organic matrix and the mineral phase at ultrastructural level. This
… microscope (AFM) brought surprising ultrastructural informations such as the presence of …

… of matrix proteins in layer calcification, but did not fully elucidate the regulatory roles of
matrix proteins in shell ultrastructure. In this study, we identified a new matrix protein candidate …

… the source of shell matrix macromolecule production, … in shell matrix production. Our results
characterized a topographic and time-dependent zonation of matrix proteins involved in shell …

… These are the sites where the organic matrix of the shell (shell matrix) is … hard shell proper,
the palisade, is organised upon this shell matrix … Shell matrix proteins extraction procedures …

… From the results of the immunolabeling and ultrastructure analyses, we have deduced that
the epithelial-like cells should be the outer epithelial cells of the mantle. Our ELISA assays …

… viridis shell were identified, in which, 132 shell proteins … of ultrastructural features of the
muscle–shell attachment in … structure on the shell inner surface, the shell matrix in this study …

… nacre ultrastructure, … -protein constituents of mollusc shell matrices, we refer to Marin and
coworkers (2012). It is generally believed that proteins play the key-role in controlling how shell …

… The role of avian eggshell matrix proteins in shell formation is poorly understood. This calcitic
biomaterial forms in a uterine fluid where the protein composition varies during the initial, …

… in mollusk shells is exerted by the macromolecules of the organic matrix. … of proteins and
polysaccharides on the surfaces of decalcified interlamellar matrices from the nacreous shell …

… they become incorporated into the calcifying shell. The ultrastructure and crystallography of
the compact … These are termed “matrix proteins”, and are released by demineralization of the …