Patterns of Expression in the Matrix Proteins Responsible for Nucleation and Growth of Aragonite Crystals in Flat Pearls of Pinctada fucata

Shell matrix protein genes derived from donor expressed in pearl sac of Akoya pearl oysters (Pinctada fucata) under pearl culture

(2013) Tetsuji Masaoka et al.   AQUACULTURE

Ubiquitylation Functions in the Calcium Carbonate Biomineralization in the Extracellular Matrix

(2012) Dong Fang et al.   PLoS One

In vivo and in vitro biomineralization in the presence of the inner-shell film of pearl oyster

(2011) Zhenguang Yan et al.   ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA

Influence of the Insoluble and Soluble Matrix of Abalone Nacre on the Growth of Calcium Carbonate Crystals

(2011) Katharina Gries et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

The Mining of Pearl Formation Genes in Pearl Oyster Pinctada fucata by cDNA Suppression Subtractive Hybridization

(2011) Ning Wang et al.   MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Deep Sequencing of ESTs from Nacreous and Prismatic Layer Producing Tissues and a Screen for Novel Shell Formation-Related Genes in the Pearl Oyster

(2011) Shigeharu Kinoshita et al.   PLoS One

Identification of Genes Directly Involved in Shell Formation and Their Functions in Pearl Oyster, Pinctada fucata

(2011) Dong Fang et al.   PLoS One

The role of matrix proteins in the control of nacreous layer deposition during pearl formation

(2011) X. Liu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Macromolecular structure of the organic framework of nacre in Haliotis rufescens: Implications for mechanical response

(2010) Jiddu Bezares et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Biomineralization markers during early shell formation in the European abalone Haliotis tuberculata, Linnaeus

(2010) Béatrice Gaume et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Can the Quality of Pearls from the Japanese Pearl Oyster (Pinctada fucata) be Explained by the Gene Expression Patterns of the Major Shell Matrix Proteins in the Pearl Sac?

(2010) Nariaki Inoue et al.   MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Nucleation and growth of aragonite crystals at the growth front of nacres in pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata

(2009) Kazuko Saruwatari et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Quantitative expression analysis of nacreous shell matrix protein genes in the process of pearl biogenesis

(2009) Ning Wang et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Expression of genes responsible for biomineralization of Pinctada fucata during development

(2009) Yoko Miyazaki et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

An Acidic Matrix Protein, Pif, Is a Key Macromolecule for Nacre Formation

(2009) M. Suzuki et al.   SCIENCE

Structure and composition of the nacre–prisms transition in the shell of Pinctada margaritifera (Mollusca, Bivalvia)

(2008) Yannicke Dauphin et al.   ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

The Inner-Shell Film: An Immediate Structure Participating in Pearl Oyster Shell Formation

(2008) Zhenguang Yan et al.   CHEMBIOCHEM

Macromolecular structure of the organic framework of nacre in Haliotis rufescens: Implications for growth and mechanical behavior

(2008) Jiddu Bezares et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

The key role of the surface membrane in why gastropod nacre grows in towers

(2008) A. G. Checa et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The growth of nacre in the abalone shell

(2007) Albert Yu-Min Lin et al.   Acta Biomaterialia