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| Blay, Carole; Planes, Serge; Ky, Chin-long. |
| Nucleated pearls are produced by molluscs of the Pinctada genus through the biomineralisation activity of the pearl sac tissue within the recipient oyster. The pearl sac originates from graft tissue taken from the donor oyster mantle and its functioning is crucial in determining key factors that impact pearl quality surface characteristics. The specific role of related gene regulation during gem biogenesis was unknown, so we analysed the expression profiles of eight genes encoding nacreous (PIF, MSI60, PERL1) or prismatic (SHEM5, PRISM, ASP, SHEM9) shell matrix proteins or both (CALC1) in the pearl sac (N = 211) of Pinctada margaritifera during pearl biogenesis. The pearls and pearl sacs analysed were from a uniform experimental graft with sequential... |
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Palavras-chave: Biomineralisation; Relative gene expression; Pearl sac; Biomarkers; Pearl quality; Pinctada margaritifera. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00435/54622/56022.pdf |
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| Zbinden, M; Le Bris, Nadine; Gaill, F; Compere, P. |
| The shrimp Rimicaris exoculata dominates the megafauna of some Mid-Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal vent fields. This species harbours a rich bacterial epibiosis inside its gill chamber. At the 'Rainbow' vent site (36degrees 14.0'N), the epibionts are associated with iron oxide deposits. Investigation of both bacteria and minerals by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray microanalysis (EDX) revealed 3 distinct compartments in the gill chamber: (1) the lower pre-branchial chamber, housing bacteria but devoid of minerals; (2) the 'true' branchial chamber, containing the gills and devoid of both bacteria and minerals; and (3) the upper pre-branchial chamber, housing the main ectosymbiotic bacterial community and associated mineral deposits. Our chemical and... |
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Palavras-chave: Crustacea; Deep sea; Moulting cycle; Biomineralisation; Symbiosis; Iron oxidation. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/10919/7584.pdf |
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| Ky, Chin-long; Broustal, Floriane; Koua, Manaarii Sham; Quillien, Virgile; Beliaeff, Benoit. |
| Understanding the respective roles played by donor and recipient pearl oysters in pearl quality determination in relation to the environment is a challenge for the pearl industry. In most Pinctada species, pearl size is mainly related to recipient oyster growth performance, but also relies to some extent on the biomineralisation activity of the pearl sac, a tissue that originates from the donor oyster mantle. We examined donor effect on pearl size in response to culture in the lagoons on Arutua and Apataki atolls. Overall nacre weight and thickness were greater in Arutua than in Apataki, but sensitivity to the environment differed between donors. Some donors were associated with significantly heavier and thicker nacre in Arutua (I group), while others had... |
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Palavras-chave: Biomineralisation; Environment; Pearl oyster; Pearl size; Pinctada margaritifera. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00425/53699/54610.pdf |
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