Shell matrix proteins of the clam, Mya truncata: Roles beyond shell formation through proteomic study
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Shell matrix proteins of the clam, Mya truncata: Roles beyond shell formation through proteomic study.
Mya truncata, a soft shell clam, is presented as a new model to study biomineralization through a proteomics approach. In this study, the shell and mantle tissue were analysed in order to retrieve knowledge about the secretion of shell matrix proteins (SMPs). Out of 67 and 127 shell and mantle proteins respectively, 16 were found in both shell and mantle. Bioinformatic analysis of SMP sequences...
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عنوان ژورنال: Marine Genomics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1874-7787
DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2016.03.005