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SUBMITTER: Barron ME
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6209159 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Barron Megan E ME Thies Angus B AB Espinoza Jose A JA Barott Katie L KL Hamdoun Amro A Tresguerres Martin M
PloS one 20181031 10
The calcium carbonate skeletons of corals provide the underlying structure of coral reefs; however, the cellular mechanisms responsible for coral calcification remain poorly understood. In osteoblasts from vertebrate animals, a Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX) present in the plasma membrane transports Ca2+ to the site of bone formation. The aims of this study were to establish whether NCX exists in corals and its localization within coral cells, which are essential first steps to investigate its potenti ...[more]