Mechanisms and Phylogeny of Mineralization in Biological Systems

1 Organic Matr.- 1.1 S-Layer Similarity in Matrix and Mineral Structure of a Leptotrix Species (Bacteria).- 1.2 The Organic Matrix of Spicules of the Gorgonian Leptogorgia virgulata.- 1.3 Mineral-Associated Proteins from Modern Planktonic Foraminifera.- 1.4 Structure and Function of the Organic Matrix in the Nacreous Layer of Pinctada fucata.- 1.5 Intracrystalline Proteins from a Sea Urchin and a Mollusk: A Comparison.- 1.6 Intracrystalline Molecules from Brachiopod Shells.- 1.7 Morphological Evidence of Coherent Organic Material within the Stereom of Postmetamorphic Echinoderms.- 1.8 Molecular Recognition in Biomineralization.- 1.9 Otolith Matrix Proteins of Walleye Pollock; Biochemical Properties and Immunohistochemical Localization in the Saccular Tissue.- 1.10 The Water-Soluble Organic Matrix in the Egg Shells of the Extinct Moa and the Extant Rhea.- 1.11 Morphological Manifestations in Hypocalcemic Conditions — Their Relation to Molecular Structural Changes of Glycosaminoglycans in Basement Membrane and Matrix.- 1.12 Enamelin and Enameloid.- 1.13 Amelogenin Degradation by an Enzyme Having Acidic pH optimum and the Presence of Acidic Zones in Developing Bovine Enamel.- 1.14 On the Physical Role of Amelogenin in the Biomineralisation of Tooth Enamel.- 1.15 Noncollagenous Proteins of Sea Bream Dentine.- 1.16 Immunoblotting Study of Developing Enamel Matrix Proteins.- 1.17 Mineral Induction by Immobilized Polyanions.- 1.18 Interactions of Bovine Dentin Phosphophoryn with Calcium Phosphates.- 1.19 Immunohistochemical and Enzyme Histochemical Studies in Bone Formation Induced by Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) in Mouse Muscle Tissue.- 1.20 Analysis of the Organic Matrix Associated with Calcium Oxalate Crystals in Vitis mustangensis.- 2 Mineralization.- 2.1 From Calcium in Molluscs to Coral Grafted into Bone: an Example of Basic to Applied Research Transfer.- 2.2 Fine Structure of Skeletal Growth-Ridge in some Scleractinian Corals.- 2.3 Fusiform and Needle-shaped Crystals Found on the Skeleton of a Coral, Galaxea fascicularis.- 2.4 Fine Structure of the Regenerating Sites of the Stalk in a Solitary Coral Fungia fungites after Decalcification of the Skeleton.- 2.5 Larval Shell Formation and Mineralogy in Neptunea arthritica (Bernardi) (Neogastropoda: Buccinidae).- 2.6 Using Plasma-Etching and Proteolytic Enzymes in Studies of Molluscan Shell Ultrastructure.- 2.7 Hormonal Control of Confirmed Shell Growth in the Snail Helisoma duryi (Mollusca: Gastropoda).- 2.8 Epizootic Disease in the “Black lip” Pearl Oyster Pinctada margaritifera in French Polynesia: Ultrastructural Alterations of the Nacreous Layer.- 2.9 Inorganic Composition of Cystoliths Isolated from Leaves of Higher Plants.- 2.10 Formation and Solubility of Carbonated Tooth Minerals.- 2.11 Effects of Calcium and Phosphate Deficiencies on Bone Metabolism in a Teleost, Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): A Histomorphometric Study.- 2.12 Nanospace Theory For Biomineralization.- 2.13 The Initial Mineralization During Tooth Development in Sharks.- 2.14 Effects of 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Bisphosphonate (HEBP) on the Maturation Enamel in Rat Incisor.- 2.15 Ultrastructure of Rat Ameloblasts During Enamel Maturation Observed by Scanning Electron Microscopy.- 2.16 Changes of the Ratio of Calcium and Phosphate in Mineralizing Tissues.- 2.17 Two Patterns of Calcification in Rat and Rabbit Incisor Dentin.- 2.18 Spontaneous Mineral Aggregations in the Circumpulpal Dentine Formation.- 2.19 The Role of the Organic Matrix in Dentine (Re)mineralization.- 2.20 Pathologic Mineralization in Humans.- 2.21 Organization of Crystals in Bone.- 2.22 Histological Studies on the Otolith of Huso huso, Chondrostei.- 2.23 Effect of Physiology and Endolymph Composition on the Strontium Content of Bearded Rock Cod (Pseudophycis barbatus) Otoliths.- 2.24 Modelling Biomineralization: Studies on the Morphology of Synthetic Calcite.- 2.25 Physical Chemical Studies of Mineralization and Demineralization of Apatites.- 3 Trace Elements.- 3.1 Controlled Deposition and Transformation of Iron Biominerals in Chiton Radula Teeth.- 3.2 Mineralization of Iron in Ferritin and Haemosiderin: The Effect of Tissue Environment on Mineral Structure.- 3.3 Studies on the Transport Mechanism of Iron in Rat Incisor Enamel.- 3.4 Elemental Distribution on the Growth Front of Oyster Shell Measured by Synchrotron Monochromatized X-rays.- 3.5 Crystallographic Behavior of Iron and Magnesium in Hydroxyapatite Crystals.- 3.6 Magnesium in Normal and Pathological Calcifications.- 3.7 Manganese Accumulation in Freshwater Bivalves.- 3.8 Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy, X-ray Microanalysis and Electron Diffraction of Pineal Concretions in Aging Rats.- 4 Evolution.- 4.1 On the Initiation of the Hard Tissues of Animals During the Late Precambrian to the Early Cambrian.- 4.2 Nacre Formation in Bivalve and Gastropod Molluscs.- 4.3 Bacterial Mineralization in Cherts.- 4.4 Biological Accumulation of Different Chemical Elements by Microorganisms from Yellowstone National Park, USA.- 4.5 Genetic Characterization of a Magnetic Bacterium Aquaspirillum sp.- 4.6 Coccolith Accumulation Rates: Cretaceous to Recent.- 4.7 Amorphous Minerals and Theories of Biomineralization.- 4.8 Evolution of Enamel Proteins: a Paradigm for Mechanisms of Biomineralization.- 4.9 Correlation Between the Size of Crystals and the Molecular Weight of Organic Fractions in the Soluble Matrices of Mollusc, Coral and Sponge Carbonate Skeletons.- 4.10 Exoskeletal Adaptations for Life Environment in Neritacean Gastropods.- 4.11 Microstructural Organization of the Exoskeleton of Some Articulate Brachiopods (Terebratulida, Rhynchonellida) — The Importance of the Calcitic Granules and the Effects of Diagenesis.- 4.12 Amorphous and Crystalline Phases in Biominerals.- 4.13 Evolutionary Trends of Shell Microstructure in Bivalve Molluscs.- 4.14 Coexistence of Different Shell Microstructure Types in a Single Shell Layer of the Veneridae (Bivalvia, Mollusca).- 4.15 Phosphate Gill Supports in Living and Fossil Bivalves.- 4.16 Orientation of Apatite and the Organic Matrix in Lingula Shells.- 4.17 Evolution of Fluoride and Iron Concentrations in the Enameloid of Fish Teeth.- 4.18 Evolutionary Trends of the Tooth Structure in Chondrichthyes.- 4.19 Ultrastructure of Pleromin, a Highly Mineralized Tissue Comprizing Crystalline Calcium Phosphate Known as Whitlockite, in Holocephalian Tooth Plates.- 4.20 Dental Apatites in Vertebrate Species: Morphology and Chemical Properties.- 4.21 Tooth Matrix Formation and Mineralization in Extant Fishes.- 4.22 Some Evolutional Tendencies of Mammalian Tooth Structure.- 4.23 Proboscidea Fossil Teeth Suggest the Evolution of Enamel Crystals.- 4.24 Development of Enamel Layar observed in Some Fossil Proboscideans.- 4.25 Well-Preserved Collagen from a Late Pleistocene Elephant Ivory.- 4.26 Comparative Biochemistry of Bone Matrix Proteins in Bovine and Fish.- 4.27 Effect of Phosphorous-Containing Compounds on Polymorphic Formation of Calcium Carbonate.- List of Participants.