Selected recent publications:

• Deshpande A.S., Fang P.A., Simmer J.P., Margolis H.C., Beniash E. Amelogenin-collagen interactions regulate calcium phosphate mineralization in vitro. (2010) J Biol Chem. 2010 Apr 19. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 20404336
• Kwak, S.-Y., F.B. Wiedemann-Bidlack, E. Beniash, Y. Yamakoshi, J.P. Simmer, A. Litman, and H.C. Margolis (2009) Role of 20-kDa Amelogenin (P148) Phosphorylation in Calcium Phosphate Formation in Vitro. J. Biol. Chem. 284: 18972-18979.PMCID: PMC2707234
• Beniash, E., R.A. Metzler, R.S.K. Lam, and P.U.P.A. Gilbert. Transient amorphous calcium phosphate informing enamel.. J. Struct. Biol., 2009; 166: 133-143
• Metzler RA, Kim IW, Delak K, Evans JS, Zhou D, Beniash E, Wilt F, Abrecht M, Chiou JW, Guo J, Coppersmith SN, Gilbert PU. Probing the organic-mineral interface at the molecular level in model biominerals. Langmuir. 2008 Mar 18;24(6):2680-7.
• Elangovan S, Margolis HC, Oppenheim FG, Beniash E. Conformational changes in salivary proline-rich protein 1 upon adsorption to calcium phosphate crystals. Langmuir. 2007 Oct 23;23(22):11200-5.
• Wiedemann-Bidlack FB, Beniash E, Yamakoshi Y, Simmer JP, Margolis HC. pH triggered self-assembly of native and recombinant amelogenins under physiological pH and temperature in vitro. J Struct Biol. 2007 Oct;160(1):57-69.
• Margolis HC, Beniash E, Fowler CE. Role of macromolecular assembly of enamel matrix proteins in enamel formation. J Dent Res. 2006 Sep;85(9):775-93. Review.
• Beniash E, Hartgerink JD, Storrie H, Stendahl JC, Stupp SI. Self-assembling peptide amphiphile nanofiber matrices for cell entrapment. Acta Biomater. 2005 Jul;1(4):387-97.
• Fowler CE, Beniash E, Yamakoshi Y, Simmer JP, Margolis HC. Co-operative mineralization and protein self-assembly in amelogenesis: silica mineralization and assembly of recombinant amelogenins in vitro. Eur J Oral Sci. 2006 May;114 Suppl 1:297-303; discussion 327-9, 382.
• Beniash E, Skobe Z, Bartlett JD. Formation of the dentino-enamel interface in enamelysin (MMP-20)-deficient mouse incisors. Eur J Oral Sci. 2006 May;114 Suppl 1:24-9; discussion 39-41, 379.
• Bartlett JD, Dwyer SE, Beniash E, Skobe Z, Payne-Ferreira TL. Fluorosis: a new model and new insights. J Dent Res. 2005 Sep;84(9):832-6.
• Beniash E, Simmer JP, Margolis HC. The effect of recombinant mouse amelogenins on the formation and organization of hydroxyapatite crystals in vitro. J Struct Biol. 2005 Feb;149(2):182-90.
• Bartlett JD, Beniash E, Lee DH, Smith CE. Decreased mineral content in MMP-20 null mouse enamel is prominent during the maturation stage. J Dent Res. 2004 Dec;83(12):909-13.
• Silva GA, Czeisler C, Niece KL, Beniash E, Harrington DA, Kessler JA, Stupp SI.
  Selective differentiation of neural progenitor cells by high-epitope density nanofibers. Science. 2004 Feb 27;303(5662):1352-5.
  

CONTACT INFORMATION

Elia Beniash, PhD
Phone: ( 412) 648-0108
Email: ebeniash@pitt.edu