Biomineralization Mechanism of the Pearl Oyster, Pinctada fucata

• Main Authors: Zhang, Rongqing (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Xie, Liping (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Yan, Zhenguang (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Proteins .; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Protein Science.; Protein Structure.

This book presents an overview of our current understanding of the biomineralization mechanisms for shell formation in the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata, based on molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, structural biology and environmental biology. Pinctada fucata is the major pearl-producing...