Secrets of the Sea Urchin Spicule Revealed: Protein Cooperativity Is Responsible for ACC Transformation, Intracrystalline Incorporation, and Guided Mineral Particle Assembly in Biocomposite Material Formation

• Martin Pendola,
• Gaurav Jain,
• Yu-Chieh Huang,
• Denis Gebauer,
• John Spencer Evans

Affiliations

Martin Pendola

Laboratory for Chemical Physics, Center for Skeletal and Craniofacial Biology, New York University, New York, New York, United States

Gaurav Jain

Laboratory for Chemical Physics, Center for Skeletal and Craniofacial Biology, New York University, New York, New York, United States

Yu-Chieh Huang

Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

Denis Gebauer

Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

John Spencer Evans

Laboratory for Chemical Physics, Center for Skeletal and Craniofacial Biology, New York University, New York, New York, United States