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

Abstract Background The most critical step in the pearl formation during aquaculture is issued to the proliferation and differentiation of outer epithelial cells of mantle graft into pearl sac. This pearl sac secretes various matrix proteins to produce pearls by a complex physiological process which...

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Main Authors: Mariom, Saori Take, Yoji Igarashi, Kazutoshi Yoshitake, Shuichi Asakawa, Kaoru Maeyama, Kiyohito Nagai, Shugo Watabe, Shigeharu Kinoshita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-5579-3