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The diversity of shell matrix proteins: genome-wide investigation of the pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata.
Zoological science - 1 Oct 2013
Miyamoto Hiroshi, Endo Hirotoshi, Hashimoto Naoki, Limura Kurin, Isowa Yukinobu, Kinoshita Shigeharu, Kotaki Tomohiro, Masaoka Tetsuji, Miki Takumi, Nakayama Seiji, Nogawa Chihiro, Notazawa Atsuto, Ohmori Fumito, Sarashina Isao, Suzuki Michio, Takagi Ryousuke, Takahashi Jun, Takeuchi Takeshi, Yokoo Naoki, Satoh Nori, Toyohara Haruhiko, Miyashita Tomoyuki, Wada Hiroshi, Samata Tetsuro, Endo Kazuyoshi, Nagasawa Hiromichi, Asakawa Shuichi, Watabe Shugo
Abstract excerpt
In molluscs, shell matrix proteins are associated with biomineralization, a biologically controlled process that involves nucleation and growth of calcium carbonate crystals. Identification and characterization of shell matrix proteins are important for better understanding of the adaptive radiation of a large variety of molluscs. We searched the draft genome sequence of the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata and...
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