Mineralogical signatures of stone formation mechanisms.
Mineralogical signatures of stone formation mechanisms.
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石材形成机制的矿物学特征。
DOI:
10.1007/s00240-010-0288-z
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发表时间:
2010-08
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--
通讯作者:
Khan SR
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作者:
Gower LB;Amos FF;Khan SR
The mechanisms involved in biomineralization are modulated through interactions with organic matrix. In the case of stone formation, the role of the organic macromolecules in the complex urinary environment is not clear, but the presence of mineralogical ‘signatures’ suggests that some aspects of stone formation may result from a non-classical crystallization process that is induced by acidic proteins. An amorphous precursor has been detected in many biologically-controlled mineralization reactions, which is thought to be regulated by non-specific interactions between soluble acidic proteins and mineral ions. Using in vitro model systems, we find that a liquid-phase amorphous mineral precursor induced by acidic polypeptides can lead to crystal textures that resemble those found in Randall’s plaque and kidney stones. This polymer-induced liquid-precursor (PILP) process leads to agglomerates of coalesced mineral spherules, dense-packed spherulites with concentric laminations, mineral coatings and ‘cements’, and collagen-associated mineralization. Through the use of in vitro model systems, the mechanisms involved in the formation of these crystallographic features may be resolved, enhancing our understanding of the potential role(s) that proteins play in stone formation.
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3
作者:
Beniash, Elia;Metzler, Rebecca A.;Lam, Raymond S. K.;Gilbert, P. U. P. A.
通讯作者:
Gilbert, P. U. P. A.
DOI:
10.1098/rspb.1997.0066
发表时间:
1997-03-22
影响因子:
4.7
作者:
Beniash, E;Aizenberg, J;Weiner, S
通讯作者:
Weiner, S
影响因子:
3
作者:
Evan, Andrew P.
通讯作者:
Evan, Andrew P.
影响因子:
62.1
作者:
Gower, Laurie B.
通讯作者:
Gower, Laurie B.
影响因子:
3.9
作者:
Amos, Fairland F.;Sharbaugh, Denise M.;Volkmer, Dirk
通讯作者:
Volkmer, Dirk