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SUBMITTER: Engelberth SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6648677 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Engelberth Sarah A SA Bacino Margot S MS Sandhu Shaiba S Li Wu W Bonde Johan J Habelitz Stefan S
Biomacromolecules 20180830 10
Mechanisms of protein-guided mineralization in enamel, leading to organized fibrillar apatite nanocrystals, remain elusive. In vitro studies reveal recombinant human amelogenin (rH174), a matrix protein templating this process, self-assembles into a variety of structures. This study endeavors to clarify the self-assembly of rH174 in physiologically relevant conditions. Self-assembly in simulated enamel fluid was monitored up to 2 months. At alkali (7.3-8.7) and acidic (5.5-6.1) pH ranges, a dist ...[more]