Unexpected link between polyketide synthase and calcium carbonate biomineralization

INTRODUCTION: Calcium carbonate biominerals participate in diverse physiological functions. Despite intensive studies, little is known about how mineralization is initiated in organisms. RESULTS: We analyzed the medaka spontaneous mutant, ha, defective in otolith (calcareous ear stone) formation. ha...

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Published in:Zoological Lett
Main Authors: Hojo, Motoki, Omi, Ai, Hamanaka, Gen, Shindo, Kazutoshi, Shimada, Atsuko, Kondo, Mariko, Narita, Takanori, Kiyomoto, Masato, Katsuyama, Yohei, Ohnishi, Yasuo, Irie, Naoki, Takeda, Hiroyuki
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Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4604110/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26605048
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40851-014-0001-0
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