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. 2013 Jan 14;8(1):e53617. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053617

Table 2. Genes involved in the biomineralization process.

Putative function Gene name (Query) Accession No. E-value Species
Chitin biosynthesis and modification Chitin synthase Contig12395_52 0.0 Pinctada fucata
Chitin binding peritrophin-A Contig10542_8 2e-06 Ixodes scapularis
Chitin deacetylase 5 Contig25082_26 7e-60 Papilio polytes
Chitin deacetylase 1 precursor Contig28908_5 1e-18 Cherax quadricarinatus
Chitinase Contig19449_4 3e-63 Crassostrea gigas
Chit3 protein p-G9PKTWR01BW1TH_9 2e-39 Crassostrea gigas
Molluscan Shell Proteins Pif 177 Contig14390_10 3e-18 Pinctada fucata
Nacrein B3 Contig43912 5e-09 Pinctada margaritifera
Nacrein B4 Contig23367 6e-10 Pinctada margaritifera
Tyrosinase Contig46530_5 5e-13 Illex argentinus
Dermatopontin 2 Contig40684_4 5e-45 Haliotis diversicolor supertexta
Perlucin 6 p-G9NRHGJ02H3KTQ_2 3e-13 Haliotis diversicolor
PfN23 Contig24025_3 3e-21 Pinctada fucata
Metal metabolism Calreticulin Contig20109_3 0 Pinctada fucata
Calmodulin Contig41460_17 3e-15 Haliotis discus discus
Calcium-ATPase w-G90OYPM02IM8L9_3 4e-10 Loligo forbesii
Calcitonin receptor Contig255_4 7e-30 Crassostrea virginica
Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel alpha-1 subunit w-G9CKNNJ01BTOZ8_3 1e-57 Lymnaea stagnalis
Calcium homeostasis endoplasmic reticulum protein Contig15522_24 1e-78 Danio rerio
Histidine rich calcium binding protein Contig24603_3 9e-18 Mus musculus
Calcium-binding atopy-related autoantigen 1 Contig28072_6 7e-42 Acromyrmex echinatior
Calcium and integrin-binding protein 1 p-G9PKTWR01B78VK_1 8e-17 Harpegnathos saltator
Calcium binding protein Contig44288_9 2e-06 Euglena gracilis
Multicopper oxidase contig4154_8 2e-152 Crassostrea gigas
Mg2+ and Co2+ transporter Contig3824_6 1e-24 Ixodes scapularis
Ferritin p-G9NRHGJ02F62Y3_6 0 Hyriopsis cumingii
Cadmium metallothionein Contig3396_4 9e-28 Schistosoma mansoni
Matrix metalloproteinase Contig5483_17 6e-43 Crassostrea gigas
Astacin-like protein p-G9NRHGJ02F543V_9 2e-05 Pinctada fucata
Others Dentin matrix protein p-G9PKTWR01A8WP0_9 3e-27 Ixodes scapularis
Fras1 related extracellular matrix protein Contig20564_10 1e-33 Schistosoma mansoni
Perlecan Contig21930_8 3e-90 Homo sapiens
Laminin p-G9NRHGJ02IXPYS_3 1e-59 Bombus impatiens
Carbonic anhydrase Contig25806_12 6e-29 Loligo bleekeri