A Novel Matrix Protein, PfY2, Functions as a Crucial Macromolecule during Shell Formation

Influence of the Extrapallial Fluid of Pinctada fucata on the Crystallization of Calcium Carbonate and Shell Biomineralization

(2016) Jun Xie et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Transformation of amorphous calcium carbonate nanoparticles into aragonite controlled by ACCBP

(2016) Jingtan Su et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Microarray: a global analysis of biomineralization-related gene expression profiles during larval development in the pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata

(2015) Jun Liu et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Role of Pif97 in Nacre Biomineralization: In Vitro Characterization of Recombinant Pif97 as a Framework Protein for the Association of Organic–Inorganic Layers in Nacre

(2015) So Yeong Bahn et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Dual Roles of the Lysine-Rich Matrix Protein (KRMP)-3 in Shell Formation of Pearl Oyster, Pinctada fucata

(2015) Jian Liang et al.   PLoS One

The AP-1 transcription factor homolog Pf-AP-1 activates transcription of multiple biomineral proteins and potentially participates in Pinctada fucata biomineralization

(2015) Xiangnan Zheng et al.   Scientific Reports

In-depth proteomic analysis of shell matrix proteins of Pinctada fucata

(2015) Chuang Liu et al.   Scientific Reports

Structural characterization of amorphous calcium carbonate-binding protein: an insight into the mechanism of amorphous calcium carbonate formation

(2013) Jingtan Su et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

A Novel Acidic Matrix Protein, PfN44, Stabilizes Magnesium Calcite to Inhibit the Crystallization of Aragonite

(2013) Cong Pan et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

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

(2013) Liang Xiang et al.   PLoS One

Novel Basic Protein, PfN23, Functions as Key Macromolecule during Nacre Formation

(2012) Dong Fang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

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

(2011) Dong Fang et al.   PLoS One

The unusual mineral vaterite in shells of the freshwater bivalve Corbicula fluminea from the UK

(2010) Nicole Spann et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Expression of genes responsible for biomineralization of Pinctada fucata during development

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

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

(2009) M. Suzuki et al.   SCIENCE

Lipids from the nacreous and prismatic layers of two Pteriomorpha Mollusc shells

(2008) B. Farre et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Biomineralization: A structural perspective

(2008) Stephen Weiner   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY