PfSMAD4 plays a role in biomineralization and can transduce bone morphogenetic protein-2 signals in the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata

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Cloning and expression patterns of two Smad genes during embryonic development and shell formation of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

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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

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Left-right asymmetric expression of dpp in the mantle of gastropods correlates with asymmetric shell coiling

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Dermatopontin, a shell matrix protein gene from pearl oyster Pinctada martensii, participates in nacre formation

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Developmental role of dpp in the gastropod shell plate and co-option of the dpp signaling pathway in the evolution of the operculum

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TGF-β and BMP Signaling in Osteoblast Differentiation and Bone Formation

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Dynamics of TGF-  signaling reveal adaptive and pulsatile behaviors reflected in the nuclear localization of transcription factor Smad4

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Possible functions of Dpp in gastropod shell formation and shell coiling

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MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods

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Mutations at a single codon in Mad homology 2 domain of SMAD4 cause Myhre syndrome

(2011) Carine Le Goff et al.   NATURE GENETICS

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

(2011) Dong Fang et al.   PLoS One

Identification and expression of amphioxus AmphiSmad1/5/8 and AmphiSmad4

(2011) XueSong Yu et al.   Science China-Life Sciences

Alternative splicing of SMADs in differentiation and tissue homeostasis

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The Canonical BMP Signaling Pathway Plays a Crucial Part in Stimulation of Dentin Sialophosphoprotein Expression by BMP-2

(2010) Young-Dan Cho et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

RNA interference: Emerging diagnostics and therapeutics tool

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Integration of BMP and Wnt signaling via vertebrate Smad1/5/8 and Drosophila Mad

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BMP canonical Smad signaling through Smad1 and Smad5 is required for endochondral bone formation

(2009) K. N. Retting et al.   DEVELOPMENT

A novel role for dpp in the shaping of bivalve shells revealed in a conserved molluscan developmental program

(2009) Koryu Kin et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

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

(2009) M. Suzuki et al.   SCIENCE

Gene Cloning and Biochemical Characterization of the BMP-2 ofPinctada fucata

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Evo-Devo: Variations on Ancestral Themes

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Immunolocalization of matrix proteins in nacre lamellae and their in vivo effects on aragonitic tablet growth

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