Electroextraction of Insoluble Proteins from the Organic Matrix of the Nacreous Layer of the Japanese Pearl Oyster, <i>Pinctada fucata</i>

by Daisuke Funabara, Natsumi Miyashita, Kiyohito Nagai, Kaoru Maeyama, Satoshi Kanoh
Published 2019-05-01

Gene expression profiles at different stages for formation of pearl sac and pearl in the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata

by Mariom, Saori Take, Yoji Igarashi, Kazutoshi Yoshitake, Shuichi Asakawa, Kaoru Maeyama, Kiyohito Nagai, Shugo Watabe, Shigeharu Kinoshita
Published 2019-03-01

Deep sequencing of ESTs from nacreous and prismatic layer producing tissues and a screen for novel shell formation-related genes in the pearl oyster.

by Shigeharu Kinoshita, Ning Wang, Haruka Inoue, Kaoru Maeyama, Kikuhiko Okamoto, Kiyohito Nagai, Hidehiro Kondo, Ikuo Hirono, Shuichi Asakawa, Shugo Watabe
Published 2011-01-01

Identification and Characterization of microRNAs and Their Predicted Functions in Biomineralization in the Pearl Oyster (<i>Pinctada fucata</i>)

by Songqian Huang, Yuki Ichikawa, Kazutoshi Yoshitake, Shigeharu Kinoshita, Yoji Igarashi, Fumito Omori, Kaoru Maeyama, Kiyohito Nagai, Shugo Watabe, Shuichi Asakawa
Published 2019-06-01

Conserved and Widespread Expression of piRNA-Like Molecules and PIWI-Like Genes Reveal Dual Functions of Transposon Silencing and Gene Regulation in Pinctada fucata (Mollusca)

by Songqian Huang, Yuki Ichikawa, Kazutoshi Yoshitake, Shigeharu Kinoshita, Md Asaduzzaman, Fumito Omori, Kaoru Maeyama, Kiyohito Nagai, Shugo Watabe, Shuichi Asakawa
Published 2021-09-01

Phylogenetic comparisons reveal mosaic histories of larval and adult shell matrix protein deployment in pteriomorph bivalves

by Ran Zhao, Takeshi Takeuchi, Ryo Koyanagi, Alejandro Villar-Briones, Lixy Yamada, Hitoshi Sawada, Akito Ishikawa, Shunsuke Iwanaga, Kiyohito Nagai, Yuqi Che, Noriyuki Satoh, Kazuyoshi Endo
Published 2020-12-01

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.

by Daisuke Funabara, Fumito Ohmori, Shigeharu Kinoshita, Hiroki Koyama, Saeri Mizutani, Ayaka Ota, Yuki Osakabe, Kiyohito Nagai, Kaoru Maeyama, Kikuhiko Okamoto, Satoshi Kanoh, Shuichi Asakawa, Shugo Watabe
Published 2014-01-01