Tyrosinase localization in mollusc shells.

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Summary

Two tyrosinase proteins found in the prismatic shell layer of the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata are reported, and their expression in the mantle is different from each other, suggesting that these tyros inases have distinctive roles in melanogenesis in shells.

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Published
2007-02-01
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Keywords

Pinctada fucata, Tyrosinase, Mantle (geology), Biology, Mollusca

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