... Takashi Nishino3 and Kei Kamino11 Marine Biotechnology Institute, Iwate, Japan2 Pharma Design, Inc., Tokyo, Japan3 Department of Chemical Science & Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kobe ... protein is a cement compo-nent and not a component involved in calcification.Western blot analysis of the primary cement, and of the protein fractions in the calcareous base and periphery, indicated ... Kasemo B, Nylander T, Fant C, Sott K &Elwing H (2001) Variations in coupled water, viscoelas-tic properties, and film thickness of a Mefp-1 proteinfilm during adsorption and cross-linking: a quartz...