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Insights from the Shell Proteome: Biomineralization to Adaptation.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Jan 2017
Arivalagan Jaison, Yarra Tejaswi, Marie Benjamin, Sleight Victoria A, Duvernois-Berthet Evelyne, Clark Melody S, Marie Arul, Berland Sophie
Abstract excerpt
Bivalves have evolved a range of complex shell forming mechanisms that are reflected by their incredible diversity in shell mineralogy and microstructures. A suite of proteins exported to the shell matrix space plays a significant role in controlling these features, in addition to underpinning some of the physical properties of the shell itself. Although, there is a general consensus that a minimum basic protein...
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