WikiGenes - Nanotubes
Altered amelogenin self-assembly based on mutations observed in human X-linked amelogenesis imperfecta (AIH1). Paine, M.L., Lei ... Enamel biomineralization defects result from alterations to amelogenin self-assembly. Paine, M.L., Zhu, D.H., Luo, W., Bringas ... The principle protein of enamel is amelogenin, a 180-amino acid hydrophobic protein that self-assembles to form nanospheres [31 ... the forming matrix adjacent to the secretory face of the ameloblast shows alteration in the size of the amelogenin nanospheres ...