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characterization of lustrin A, a matrix protein from shell and pearl nacre of Haliotis rufescens.
J Biol Chem 272:32472–32481
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calcium carbonate. J Cryst Growth 242:239–244
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size and aggregation of calcium carbonate via a l-aspartic acid inducing process. Biomaterials
25:3923–3929
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carbonate structures: implications for Martian exobiology. Geochim Cosmochim Acta
64:2719–2725
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Wang XM, Cui FZ, Ge J, Wang Y (2004) Hierarchical structural comparisons of bones from wildtype and liliput
dtc232 gene-mutated Zebrafish. J Struct Biol 145:236–245
Weiner S, Wagner HD (1998) The material bone: structure–mechanical function relations. Annu
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Weiner S, Mahamid J, Politi Y, Ma Y, Addadi L (2009) Overview of the amorphous precursor
phase strategy in biomineralization. Front Mater Sci 3(2):104–108
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perlustrin, two new proteins from the shell of the mollusc Haliotis laevigata. Biochem Biophys
Res Commun 267:17–21
Whitesides GM, Grzybowski B (2002) Self-assembly at all scales. Science 295:2418–2421
Zhai Y, Cui FZ (2006) Recombinant human-like collagen directed growth of hydroxyapatite
nanocrystals. J Cryst Growth 291(1):202–208
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Biotechnol 21:1171–1178
Zhang W, Liao SS, Cui FZ (2003a) Hierarchical self-assembly of nanofibrils in mineralized
collagen. Chem Mater 15:3221–3226
Zhang Y, Xie LP, Meng QX, Jiang TM, Pu RL, Chen L, Zhang RQ (2003b) A novel matrix protein
participating in the nacre framework formation of pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata. Comp
Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 135:565–573
196
Q. Feng
calcium carbonate in sea urchin larval spicules: the involvement of proteins and magnesium
ions in its formation and stabilization. Adv Funct Mater 13:480–486
Rhee SH, Lee JD, Tanaka J (2000) Nucleation of hydroxyapatite crystal through chemical
interaction with collagen. J Am Chem Soc 83:2890–2892
Samata T, Hayashi N, Kono M, Hasegawa K, Horita C, Akera S (1999) A new matrix
protein family related to the nacreous layer formation of Pinctada fucata. FEBS Lett
462:225–229
Sarikaya M, Fong H, Frech DW, Humbert R (1999) Biomimetic assembly of nanostructured
materials. Bioceramics 293:83–97
Shen XY, Belcher AM, Hansma PK, Stucky GD, Morse DE (1997) Molecular cloning and
characterization of lustrin A, a matrix protein from shell and pearl nacre of Haliotis rufescens.
J Biol Chem 272:32472–32481
Shen FH, Feng QL, Wang CM (2002) The modulation of collagen on crystal morphology of
calcium carbonate. J Cryst Growth 242:239–244
Silva GA, Czeisler C, Niece KL, Beniash E, Harrington DA, Kessler JA, Stupp SI (2004) Selective
differentiation of neural progenitor cells by high-epitope density nanofibers. Science
303:1352–1355
Sollner C, Burghammer M, Nentwich EB, Berger J, Schwarz H, Riekel C, Nicolson T (2003)
Control of crystal size and lattice formation by starmaker in otolith biomineralization. Science
302:282–286
Stupp SI, LeBonheur VV, Walker V, Li LS, Huggins KE, Keser M, Amstutz A (1997) Supramolecular materials: self-organized nanostructures. Science 276:384–389
Sudo S, Fujikawa T, Nagakura T, Ohkubo T, Sakaguchi K, Tanaka M, Nakashima K, Takahashi T
(1997) Structures of mollusc shell framework proteins. Nature 387:563–564
Tong H, Ma WT, Wang LL, Wan P, Hu JM, Cao LX (2004) Control over the crystal phase, shape,
size and aggregation of calcium carbonate via a l-aspartic acid inducing process. Biomaterials
25:3923–3929
Vecht A, Ireland TG (2000) The role of vaterite and aragonite in the formation of pseudo-biogenic
carbonate structures: implications for Martian exobiology. Geochim Cosmochim Acta
64:2719–2725
Wang Y, Cui FZ (2006) Research on an affective model. Mater Sci Eng C 26(4):635–637
Wang XM, Cui FZ, Ge J, Wang Y (2004) Hierarchical structural comparisons of bones from wildtype and liliput
dtc232 gene-mutated Zebrafish. J Struct Biol 145:236–245
Weiner S, Wagner HD (1998) The material bone: structure–mechanical function relations. Annu
Rev Mater Sci 28:271–298
Weiner S, Sagi I, Addadi L (2005) Choosing the path less traveled. Science 309:1027–1028
Weiner S, Mahamid J, Politi Y, Ma Y, Addadi L (2009) Overview of the amorphous precursor
phase strategy in biomineralization. Front Mater Sci 3(2):104–108
Weiss IM, Kaufmann S, Mann K, Fritz M (2000) Purification and characterization of perlucin and
perlustrin, two new proteins from the shell of the mollusc Haliotis laevigata. Biochem Biophys
Res Commun 267:17–21
Whitesides GM, Grzybowski B (2002) Self-assembly at all scales. Science 295:2418–2421
Zhai Y, Cui FZ (2006) Recombinant human-like collagen directed growth of hydroxyapatite
nanocrystals. J Cryst Growth 291(1):202–208
Zhang S (2003) Fabrication of novel biomaterials through molecular self-assembly. Nat
Biotechnol 21:1171–1178
Zhang W, Liao SS, Cui FZ (2003a) Hierarchical self-assembly of nanofibrils in mineralized
collagen. Chem Mater 15:3221–3226
Zhang Y, Xie LP, Meng QX, Jiang TM, Pu RL, Chen L, Zhang RQ (2003b) A novel matrix protein
participating in the nacre framework formation of pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata. Comp
Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 135:565–573
196
Q. Feng