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Cloning and characterization of an mRNA encoding a novel G protein alpha-subunit abundant in mantle and gill of pearl oyster Pinctada fucata.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part B, Biochemistry & molecular biology - 1 Dec 2004
Chen Lei, Xie Liping, Dai Yiping, Xiong Xunhao, Fan Weimin, Zhang Rongqing
Abstract excerpt
Nacre formation is an ideal model to study biomineralization processes. Although much has been done about biomineralization mechanism of nacre, little is known as to how cellular signaling regulates this process. We are interested in whether G protein signaling plays a role in mineralization. Degenerate primers against conserved amino acid regions of G proteins were employed to amplify cDNA from the pearl oyster...
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