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

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

BACKGROUND: Despite its economic importance, we have a limited understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying shell formation in pearl oysters, wherein the calcium carbonate crystals, nacre and prism, are formed in a highly controlled manner. We constructed comprehensive expressed gene profile...

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Main Authors: Shigeharu Kinoshita, Ning Wang, Haruka Inoue, Kaoru Maeyama, Kikuhiko Okamoto, Kiyohito Nagai, Hidehiro Kondo, Ikuo Hirono, Shuichi Asakawa, Shugo Watabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3120837?pdf=render

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