Novel Matrix Proteins of Pteria penguin Pearl Oyster Shell Nacre Homologous to the Jacalin-Related β-Prism Fold Lectins

Takako Naganuma; Wataru Hoshino; Yukihiro Shikanai; Rie Sato; Kaiyue Liu; Saho Sato; Koji Muramoto; Makoto Osada; Kyosuke Yoshimi; Tomohisa Ogawa

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0112326

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Novel Matrix Proteins of Pteria penguin Pearl Oyster Shell Nacre Homologous to the Jacalin-Related β-Prism Fold Lectins

Takako Naganuma,

Affiliations The Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan, Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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Wataru Hoshino,

Affiliation The Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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Yukihiro Shikanai,

Affiliation The Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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Rie Sato,

Affiliation The Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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Kaiyue Liu,

Affiliation The Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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Saho Sato,

Affiliation The Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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Koji Muramoto,

Affiliation The Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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Makoto Osada,

Affiliations Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 981-8555, Japan
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Kyosuke Yoshimi,

Affiliations Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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Tomohisa Ogawa

* E-mail: ogawa@biochem.tohoku.ac.jp

Affiliations The Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan, Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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Novel Matrix Proteins of Pteria penguin Pearl Oyster Shell Nacre Homologous to the Jacalin-Related β-Prism Fold Lectins

Takako Naganuma,
Wataru Hoshino,
Yukihiro Shikanai,
Rie Sato,
Kaiyue Liu,
Saho Sato,
Koji Muramoto,
Makoto Osada,
Kyosuke Yoshimi,
Tomohisa Ogawa

Published: November 6, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112326

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