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Shell colors and microstructures of four pearl oyster species in the South China Sea
Aquaculture Reports, 2022 Wild marine pearl oyster shells have rich colors, and the color and gloss of pearls cultivated by pearl oysters are closely related to the pearl layer color of the mantle.
Zhenghua Deng +7 more
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Diversity, 2023 Mischief Reef is located in the eastern Nansha Islands of the South China Sea. With increasingly intense anthropogenic disturbance, Pinctada fucata, a previously unrecorded species in the reef, has occurred in the region. In this study, we identified and
Binbin Shan +7 more
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Fishes, 2023 Pinctada fucata, the pearl oyster, is a bivalve primarily cultivated for the production of saltwater pearls. In this study, the genome-wide association study (GWAS) for the growth-related traits and a principal components analysis (PCA) in P. fucata were
Mingming Zhao +8 more
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A homeodomain transcription factor gene, PfMSX, activates expression of Pif gene in the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 We reported pearl oyster Pinctada fucata cDNA and genomic characterization of a new homeobox-containing protein, PfMSX. The PfMSX gene encodes a transcription factor that was localized to the nucleus.
Mi Zhao +3 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 PIWI proteins and PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) suppress transposon activity in animals, thus safeguarding the genome from detrimental insertion mutagenesis. Recent studies revealed additional targets and functions of piRNAs in various animals.
Songqian Huang +9 more
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Aquaculture Reports, 2021 In this study, effects of different temperatures (20 ℃, 25 ℃, and 30 ℃) air exposure (12 h) on the survival rate and biochemical indexes of four shell color stains of Pinctada fucata were studied. The survival rates of P.
Haijun Wei +8 more
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Pcr-rflp para identificação de ostras perlíferas (Pinctada imbricate) do Brasil e Venezuela
Boletim do Instituto de Pesca, 2017 As ostras do género Pinctada são de grande importí¢ncia econômica devido ao seu uso extensivo na alimentação humana e cultivo de pérolas. Inclui quatro espécies: Pinctada radiata (Europa), P. imbricata (Atlí¢ntico Ocidental) e P. fucata-martensi (Pací
Ana Cristina Vigliar BONDIOLI +3 more
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Aquaculture Reports, 2020 Diets affect the intestinal microflora, which in turn affects the growth performance and immune response on host. To study the effect of protein sources in formulated diets on the growth, immune response, and intestinal microflora of pearl oyster ...
Yongshan Liao +6 more
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The Effect of NF-κB Signalling Pathway on Expression and Regulation of Nacrein in Pearl Oyster, Pinctada fucata. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Nacrein is the first identified and widely investigated molluscan matrix protein and is considered to play an important role in the shell formation of the pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata.
Juan Sun +6 more
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International Journal of Zoology, 2013 Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2 plays an important role in morphogenesis in both vertebrates and invertebrates. BMP-2 is one of the most powerful bioactive substances known to induce the osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal cells. We examined the
Akiko Takami +3 more
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