Novel Genes Participating in the Formation of Prismatic and Nacreous Layers in the Pearl Oyster as Revealed by Their Tissue Distribution and RNA Interference Knockdown

Different secretory repertoires control the biomineralization processes of prism and nacre deposition of the pearl oyster shell

(2012) B. Marie et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

(2011) Ning Wang et al.   MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

SignalP 4.0: discriminating signal peptides from transmembrane regions

(2011) Thomas Nordahl Petersen et al.   NATURE METHODS

The Pfam protein families database

(2011) M. Punta et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

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

Transcriptome and proteome analysis of Pinctada margaritifera calcifying mantle and shell: focus on biomineralization

(2010) Caroline Joubert et al.   BMC GENOMICS

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

In vivoRNA interference in oyster -vasasilencing inhibits germ cell development

(2009) Caroline Fabioux et al.   FEBS Journal

Cloning and Characterization of Prisilkin-39, a Novel Matrix Protein Serving a Dual Role in the Prismatic Layer Formation from the OysterPinctada fucata

(2009) Yawei Kong et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Parallel Evolution of Nacre Building Gene Sets in Molluscs

(2009) Daniel J. Jackson et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

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

(2009) M. Suzuki et al.   SCIENCE

Isolation and Characterization of the N-linked Oligosaccharides in Nacrein from Pinctada fucata

(2008) Daisuke Takakura et al.   MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY