Minerals in the pre-settled coral Stylophora pistillata crystallize via protein and ion changes

Anat Akiva; Maayan Neder; Keren Kahil; Rotem Gavriel; Iddo Pinkas; Gil Goobes; Tali Mass

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04285-7

Nature Communications (May 2018)

Minerals in the pre-settled coral Stylophora pistillata crystallize via protein and ion changes

Anat Akiva,
Maayan Neder,
Keren Kahil,
Rotem Gavriel,
Iddo Pinkas,
Gil Goobes,
Tali Mass

Affiliations

Anat Akiva: Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science
Maayan Neder: Department of Marine Biology, The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa
Keren Kahil: Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science
Rotem Gavriel: Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University
Iddo Pinkas: Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science
Gil Goobes: Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University
Tali Mass: Department of Marine Biology, The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04285-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Coral biomineralization is an important example of natural mineralization and understanding the process will aid biomineralization research. Here, the authors identify the precipitation of amorphous calcium carbonate and small aragonite crystals in pre-settled larva of Stylophora pistillata.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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