Christopher E Killian
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Metzler R, Evans J, Killian C, Zhou D, Churchill T, Appathurai N, et al.
J Am Chem Soc
. 2010 Apr;
132(18):6329-34.
PMID: 20397648
Proteins play a major role in the formation of all biominerals. In mollusk shell nacre, complex mixtures and assemblies of proteins and polysaccharides were shown to induce aragonite formation, rather...
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Killian C, Croker L, Wilt F
Gene Expr Patterns
. 2010 Jan;
10(2-3):135-9.
PMID: 20097309
The SpSM30 gene family of the sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, is comprised of six members, designated SpSM30A through SpSM30F (Livingston et al., 2006). The SpSM30 proteins are found uniquely in...
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Killian C, Metzler R, Gong Y, Olson I, Aizenberg J, Politi Y, et al.
J Am Chem Soc
. 2009 Dec;
131(51):18404-9.
PMID: 19954232
Sea urchin teeth are remarkable and complex calcite structures, continuously growing at the forming end and self-sharpening at the mature grinding tip. The calcite (CaCO(3)) crystals of tooth components, plates,...
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Wilt F, Killian C, Hamilton P, Croker L
Exp Cell Res
. 2008 Mar;
314(8):1744-52.
PMID: 18355808
Skeleton formation involves secretion of massive amounts of mineral precursor, usually a calcium salt, and matrix proteins, many of which are deposited on, or even occluded within, the mineral. The...
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Sodergren E, Weinstock G, Davidson E, Cameron R, Gibbs R, Angerer R, et al.
Science
. 2006 Nov;
314(5801):941-52.
PMID: 17095691
We report the sequence and analysis of the 814-megabase genome of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, a model for developmental and systems biology. The sequencing strategy combined whole-genome shotgun and...
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Roux M, Townley I, Raisch M, Reade A, Bradham C, Humphreys G, et al.
Dev Biol
. 2006 Oct;
300(1):416-33.
PMID: 17054939
The sea urchin egg has a rich history of contributions to our understanding of fundamental questions of egg activation at fertilization. Within seconds of sperm-egg interaction, calcium is released from...
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Wilt F, Killian C, Livingston B
Differentiation
. 2003 Jun;
71(4-5):237-50.
PMID: 12823225
Most metazoans require skeletal support systems. While the formation of bones and teeth in vertebrates has been well studied, endo- and exoskeleton development of non-vertebrates, especially calcification during terminal differentiation,...