Deep Sequencing of ESTs from Nacreous and Prismatic Layer Producing Tissues and a Screen for Novel Shell Formation-Related Genes in the Pearl Oyster

• Shigeharu Kinoshita,

  Affiliation Department of Aquatic Bioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Ning Wang,

  Affiliation Department of Aquatic Bioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Haruka Inoue,

  Affiliation Department of Aquatic Bioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Kaoru Maeyama,

  Affiliation Mikimoto Pharmaceutical CO., LTD, Ise, Mie, Japan

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• Kikuhiko Okamoto,

  Affiliation Mikimoto Pharmaceutical CO., LTD, Ise, Mie, Japan

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• Kiyohito Nagai,

  Affiliation Pearl Research Institute, Mikimoto Co., Ltd, Shima, Mie, Japan

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• Hidehiro Kondo,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Genome Science, Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Minato, Tokyo, Japan

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• Ikuo Hirono,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Genome Science, Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Minato, Tokyo, Japan

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• Shuichi Asakawa,

  Affiliation Department of Aquatic Bioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Shugo Watabe

  * E-mail: awatabe@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Aquatic Bioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan

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