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Biomineralizations: insights and prospects from crustaceans by Luquet, Gilles

“…For growing, crustaceans have to molt cyclically because of the presence of a rigid exoskeleton. Most of the crustaceans harden their cuticle not only by…”
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Molluscan Shell Proteins: Primary Structure, Origin, and Evolution by Marin, Frédéric, Luquet, Gilles, Marie, Benjamin, Medakovic, Davorin

“…In the last few years, the field of molluscan biomineralization has known a tremendous mutation, regarding fundamental concepts on biomineralization regulation…”
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Comparison of embryonic and adult shells of Sepia officinalis (Cephalopoda, Mollusca) by Dauphin, Yannicke, Luquet, Gilles, Percot, Aline, Bonnaud-Ponticelli, Laure

“…Development and evolution of the shell in cephalopods is difficult to establish as there is few species with a calcified shell that could be fossilized (stable…”
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The skeleton of the staghorn coral Acropora millepora: molecular and structural characterization by Ramos-Silva, Paula, Kaandorp, Jaap, Herbst, Frédéric, Plasseraud, Laurent, Alcaraz, Gérard, Stern, Christine, Corneillat, Marion, Guichard, Nathalie, Durlet, Christophe, Luquet, Gilles, Marin, Frédéric

“…The scleractinian coral Acropora millepora is one of the most studied species from the Great Barrier Reef. This species has been used to understand…”
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Revisiting the Organic Template Model through the Microstructural Study of Shell Development in Pinctadamargaritifera, the Polynesian Pearl Oyster by Jean-Pierre Cuif, Yannicke Dauphin, Gilles Luquet, Kadda Medjoubi, Andrea Somogyi, Alberto Perez-Huerta

“…A top-down approach to the mineralized structures and developmental steps that can be separated in the shells of Pinctada margaritifera was carried out…”
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The shell matrix of the freshwater mussel Unio pictorum (Paleoheterodonta, Unionoida) by Marie, Benjamin, Luquet, Gilles, Pais De Barros, Jean‐Paul, Guichard, Nathalie, Morel, Sylvain, Alcaraz, Gérard, Bollache, Loïc, Marin, Frédéric

“…Among molluscs, the shell biomineralization process is controlled by a set of extracellular macromolecular components secreted by the calcifying mantle. In…”
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Evolution of Nacre: Biochemistry and Proteomics of the Shell Organic Matrix of the Cephalopod Nautilus macromphalus by Marie, Benjamin, Marin, Frédéric, Marie, Arul, Bédouet, Laurent, Dubost, Lionel, Alcaraz, Gérard, Milet, Christian, Luquet, Gilles

“…Matrix evolutions: We have biochemically characterized the nacre matrix of the cephalopod Nautilus macromphalus, in part by a proteomic approach applied to the…”
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Caspartin and Calprismin, Two Proteins of the Shell Calcitic Prisms of the Mediterranean Fan Mussel Pinna nobilis by Marin, Frédéric, Amons, Reinout, Guichard, Nathalie, Stigter, Martin, Hecker, Arnaud, Luquet, Gilles, Layrolle, Pierre, Alcaraz, Gérard, Riondet, Christophe, Westbroek, Peter

“…We used the combination of preparative electrophoresis and immunological detection to isolate two new proteins from the shell calcitic prisms of Pinna nobilis,…”
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Nacre Calcification in the Freshwater Mussel Unio pictorum: Carbonic Anhydrase Activity and Purification of a 95 kDa Calcium-Binding Glycoprotein by Marie, Benjamin, Luquet, Gilles, Bédouet, Laurent, Milet, Christian, Guichard, Nathalie, Medakovic, Davorin, Marin, Frédéric

“…The formation of the molluscan shell is finely tuned by macromolecules of the shell organic matrix. Previous results have shown that the acid-soluble fraction…”
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Calcium Deposits in the Crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus: Microstructure Versus Elemental Distribution by Luquet, Gilles, Dauphin, Yannicke, Percot, Aline, Salomé, Murielle, Ziegler, Andreas, Fernández, Maria S, Arias, José L

“…The crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus stores calcium ions, easily mobilizable after molting, for calcifying parts of the new exoskeleton. They are chiefly stored…”
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Nautilin‐63, a novel acidic glycoprotein from the shell nacre of Nautilus macromphalus by Marie, Benjamin, Zanella‐Cléon, Isabelle, Corneillat, Marion, Becchi, Michel, Alcaraz, Gérard, Plasseraud, Laurent, Luquet, Gilles, Marin, Frédéric

“…In molluscs, and more generally in metazoan organisms, the production of a calcified skeleton is a complex molecular process that is regulated by the secretion…”
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The shell matrix of the pulmonate land snail Helix aspersa maxima by Pavat, Céline, Zanella-Cléon, Isabelle, Becchi, Michel, Medakovic, Davorin, Luquet, Gilles, Guichard, Nathalie, Alcaraz, Gérard, Dommergues, Jean-Louis, Serpentini, Antoine, Lebel, Jean-Marc, Marin, Frédéric

“…In mollusks, the shell mineralization process is controlled by an array of proteins, glycoproteins and polysaccharides that collectively constitute the shell…”
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Stable Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Is the Main Component of the Calcium Storage Structures of the Crustacean Orchestia cavimana by Raz, Sefi, Testeniere, Olivier, Hecker, Arnaud, Weiner, Steve, Luquet, Gilles

“…Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) is the least stable form of the six known phases of calcium carbonate. It is, however, produced and stabilized by a variety…”
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Phosphorylation of serine residues is fundamental for the calcium-binding ability of Orchestin, a soluble matrix protein from crustacean calcium storage structures by Hecker, Arnaud, Testenière, Olivier, Marin, Frédéric, Luquet, Gilles

“…Orchestia cavimana is a terrestrial crustacean, which cyclically stores calcium in diverticula of the midgut, in the form of calcified amorphous concretions…”
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Comparative ultrastructure and carbohydrate composition of gastroliths from astacidae, cambaridae and parastacidae freshwater crayfish (crustacea, decapoda) by Luquet, Gilles, Fernández, María S, Badou, Aïcha, Guichard, Nathalie, Roy, Nathalie Le, Corneillat, Marion, Alcaraz, Gérard, Arias, José L

“…Crustaceans have to cyclically replace their rigid exoskeleton in order to grow. Most of them harden this skeleton by a calcification process. Some decapods…”
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Characterization and spatiotemporal expression of orchestin, a gene encoding an ecdysone-inducible protein from a crustacean organic matrix by Testenière, Olivier, Hecker, Arnaud, Le Gurun, Sabine, Quennedey, Brigitte, Graf, François, Luquet, Gilles

“…We report the characterization of a new gene encoding an acidic protein named Orchestin. This protein is a component of the organic matrix of calcium storage…”
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Orchestin, a calcium-binding phosphoprotein, is a matrix component of two successive transitory calcified biomineralizations cyclically elaborated by a terrestrial crustacean by Hecker, Arnaud, Quennedey, Brigitte, Testenière, Olivier, Quennedey, André, Graf, François, Luquet, Gilles

“…Orchestia cavimana is a crustacean that cyclically replaces its calcified cuticle during molting cycles in order to grow. Its terrestrial way of life requires…”
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Freshwater acidification: an example of an endangered crayfish species sensitive to pH by Beaune, David, Sellier, Yann, Luquet, Gilles, Grandjean, Frédéric

“…Carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere and dissolved in water leads to acidification. Relatively few studies have focused on fresh waters, where…”
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Biomineralization in modern avian calcified eggshells: similarity versus diversity by Dauphin, Yannicke, Luquet, Gilles, Perez-Huerta, Alberto, Salomé, Murielle

“…Avian eggshells are composed of several layers made of organic compounds and a mineral phase (calcite), and the general structure is basically the same in all…”
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Raman investigation of the pigment families in recent and fossil brachiopod shells by Gaspard, Danièle, Paris, Céline, Loubry, Philippe, Luquet, Gilles

“…Shells of the three subphyla of extant and extinct representatives of the phylum Brachiopoda display coloured patterns with diverse shapes and at different…”
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