Overview
Reviews the current research on biomineralization in the pearl oyster
Presents the biomineralization mechanisms for the shell formation in the pearl oyster Pincdata fucata
Provides new perspectives on biomineralization research, biomaterials, bionics and the pearl industry
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Rongqing Zhang is a professor at Tsinghua University School of Life Sciences, where he was vice dean from 2009-2016. He was also the director of the Institute of Marine Biotechnology at the same university. Prof. Zhang is a member of the European Society for Marine Biotechnology (ESMB) and the Editorial Board of Marine Biotechnology. His research interests include marine biochemistry and molecular biology, focusing on detecting new functional genes from marine creatures and molecular mechanisms of marine biomineralization.
Liping Xie is a professor at Tsinghua University School of Life Sciences.
Zhenguang Yan is a professor at the State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biomineralization Mechanism of the Pearl Oyster, Pinctada fucata
Authors: Rongqing Zhang, Liping Xie, Zhenguang Yan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1459-9
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-1458-2Published: 04 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4636-1Published: 04 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-1459-9Published: 19 September 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 737
Number of Illustrations: 285 b/w illustrations, 146 illustrations in colour
Topics: Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Protein Science, Protein Structure