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?
Inoue
Nariaki
N
Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University, 1577 Kurimamachiya, Tsu, Mie, 514-0501, Japan. nariaki23@hotmail.com
Ishibashi
Ryo
R
Ishikawa
Takashi
T
Atsumi
Takashi
T
Aoki
Hideo
H
Komaru
Akira
A
D000818:Animals; D002256:Carbonic Anhydrases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D049911:Pinctada / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
D011506:Proteins; C101387:nacrein; D002256:Carbonic Anhydrases