the biomineralization process can be investigated in a well-defined, single cell type (the primary mesenchyme cell)
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primary mesenchyme cells
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Primary mesenchyme cells are responsible for assembly of the sea urchin embryonic skeleton and originate from a subset of micromeres formed in the 16-cell embryo.
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the cells responsible for assembly of the skeleton are primary mesenchyme cells and that they originate from a subset of the micromeres formed in the 16-cell embryo
Isolated micromeres, but not meso- or macromeres, can differentiate in vitro into spicule-forming primary mesenchyme cells in sea water containing serum, suggesting intrinsic programming for this differentiation process.
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isolated micromeres (but not meso- or macromeres) cultivated in sea water containing serum could differentiate in vitro into spicule-forming primary mesenchyme cells
The morphology of the spicule is dictated by the syncytial structure produced by primary mesenchyme cells rather than by the arrangement of microcrystals alone.
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such microcrystals do not define the overall shape of the spicule. Rather, the morphology of the spicule is dictated by the syncytial structure produced by the primary mesenchyme cells
The sea urchin embryo provides a system in which biomineralization can be investigated in a well-defined single cell type, the primary mesenchyme cell.
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this biological system, in which the biomineralization process can be investigated in a well-defined, single cell type (the primary mesenchyme cell)