Calcium-vesicles perform active diffusion in the sea urchin embryo during larval biomineralization.

Biomineralization is the process by which organisms use minerals to harden their tissues and provide them with physical support. Biomineralizing cells concentrate the mineral in vesicles that they secret into a dedicated compartment where crystallization occurs. The dynamics of vesicle motion and th...

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Main Authors: Mark R Winter, Miri Morgulis, Tsvia Gildor, Andrew R Cohen, Smadar Ben-Tabou de-Leon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-02-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008780

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