The Diversity of Shell Matrix Proteins: Genome-Wide Investigation of the Pearl Oyster,Pinctada fucata

MarinegenomicsDB: An Integrated Genome Viewer for Community-Based Annotation of Genomes

(2013) Ryo Koyanagi et al.   ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Draft Genome of the Pearl Oyster Pinctada fucata: A Platform for Understanding Bivalve Biology

(2012) T. Takeuchi et al.   DNA RESEARCH

Genetic structure and polymorphisms of the N16 gene in Pinctada fucata

(2012) Chihiro Nogawa et al.   GENE

A Comparative Study of the Shell Matrix Protein Aspein in Pterioid Bivalves

(2012) Yukinobu Isowa et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION

Spatial analysis of biomineralization associated gene expression from the mantle organ of the pearl oyster Pinctada maxima

(2011) Luke D Gardner et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Pmarg-Pearlin is a Matrix Protein Involved in Nacre Framework Formation in the Pearl Oyster Pinctada margaritifera

(2011) C. Montagnani et al.   CHEMBIOCHEM

Identification and Characterisation of a Calcium Carbonate-Binding Protein, Blue Mussel Shell Protein (BMSP), from the Nacreous Layer

(2011) Michio Suzuki et al.   CHEMBIOCHEM

Coupling Proteomics and Transcriptomics for the Identification of Novel and Variant Forms of Mollusk Shell Proteins: A Study with P. margaritifera

(2011) Sophie Berland et al.   CHEMBIOCHEM

A novel silk-like shell matrix gene is expressed in the mantle edge of the Pacific oyster prior to shell regeneration

(2011) Jun Takahashi et al.   GENE

Molecular Evolution of Mollusc Shell Proteins: Insights from Proteomic Analysis of the Edible Mussel Mytilus

(2011) Benjamin Marie et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION

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

Insights into shell deposition in the Antarctic bivalve Laternula elliptica: gene discovery in the mantle transcriptome using 454 pyrosequencing

(2010) Melody S Clark et al.   BMC GENOMICS

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

(2010) Caroline Joubert et al.   BMC GENOMICS

A multidomain galectin involved in innate immune response of pearl oyster Pinctada fucata

(2010) Dianchang Zhang et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

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

Proteomic analysis of the organic matrix of the abalone Haliotis asinina calcified shell

(2010) Benjamin Marie et al.   Proteome Science

Prismin: A New Matrix Protein Family in the Japanese Pearl Oyster (Pinctada fucata) Involved in Prismatic Layer Formation

(2010) Ryousuke Takagi et al.   ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Evidence of Mineralization Activity and Supramolecular Assembly by the N-Terminal Sequence of ACCBP, a Biomineralization Protein That Is Homologous to the Acetylcholine Binding Protein Family

(2009) Fairland F. Amos et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Evolution of Nacre: Biochemistry and Proteomics of the Shell Organic Matrix of the CephalopodNautilus macromphalus

(2009) Benjamin Marie et al.   CHEMBIOCHEM

Expression of genes responsible for biomineralization of Pinctada fucata during development

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

Identification of the gene encoding pro-phenoloxidase A3in the fruitfly,Drosophila melanogaster

(2009) T. Asano et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

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

Molecular Specifications of a Mineral Modulation Sequence Derived from the Aragonite-Promoting Protein n16

(2008) Sebastiano Collino et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

In vitroregulation of CaCO3crystal polymorphism by the highly acidic molluscan shell protein Aspein

(2008) Takeshi Takeuchi et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Recombinant perlucin nucleates the growth of calcium carbonate crystals: Molecular cloning and characterization of perlucin from disk abalone, Haliotis discus discus

(2007) Ning Wang et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY