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Calcification of Spicules in the Sea Urchin Embryo

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Author	Benson, Stephen C. Wilt, Fred H.
Copyright Year	2020
Description	Members of the echinoderm phylum possess an endoskeleton composed of calcite, which in turn is composed of $CaCO_{3}$ and variable amounts of $MgCO_{3}$. The developing embryo of sea urchins forms calcareous endoskeletal spicules, and an examination of spicule formation provides a splendid opportunity to study the cellular and molecular bases of calcite skeletal formation. This opportunity is not limited to aspects of biomineralization, but extends to include mechanisms of cell motility, pattern formation, ion transport, and regulated gene expression. This chapter falls hard on the heels of other excellent reviews of this material and is an attempt to incorporate more recent information into the body of literature on spicule formation in echinoderm embryos. The reader is referred to other reviews by Wilt and $Benson,^{ 1 }$ Decker and $Lennarz^{ 2 }$ and Dubois and $Chen.^{ 3 }$ Book Name: Calcification in Biological Systems
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Ending Page	178
Page Count	22
Starting Page	157
DOI	10.1201/9781003068396-9
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2020-07-24
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Book Name: Calcification in Biological Systems Gene Expression Calcite Embryo Echinoderm Sea Urchin Spicule Formation Composed
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

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