Ultrastructural and biochemical aspects of matrix vesicle-mediated mineralization

• Main Authors: Tomoka Hasegawa, DDS, Ph.D (Author), Tomomaya Yamamoto (Author), Erika Tsuchiya (Author), Hiromi Hongo (Author), Kanako Tsuboi (Author), Ai Kudo (Author), Miki Abe (Author), Taiji Yoshida (Author), Tomoya Nagai (Author), Naznin Khadiza (Author), Ayako Yokoyama (Author), Kimimitsu Oda (Author), Hidehiro Ozawa (Author), Paulo Henrique Luiz de Freitas (Author), Minqi Li (Author), Norio Amizuka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Matrix vesicle-mediated mineralization is an orchestrated sequence of ultrastructural and biochemical events that lead to crystal nucleation and growth. The influx of phosphate ions into the matrix vesicle is mediated by several proteins such as TNAP, ENPP1, Pit1, annexin and so forth. The catalytic...