TY - JOUR AU - Marie, Benjamin AU - Marie, Arul AU - Jackson, Daniel J. AU - Dubost, Lionel AU - Degnan, Bernard M. AU - Milet, Christian AU - Marin, Frédéric PY - 2010 DA - 2010/11/04 TI - Proteomic analysis of the organic matrix of the abalone Haliotis asinina calcified shell JO - Proteome Science SP - 54 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - The formation of the molluscan shell is regulated to a large extent by a matrix of extracellular macromolecules that are secreted by the shell forming tissue, the mantle. This so called "calcifying matrix" is a complex mixture of proteins and glycoproteins that is assembled and occluded within the mineral phase during the calcification process. While the importance of the calcifying matrix to shell formation has long been appreciated, most of its protein components remain uncharacterised. SN - 1477-5956 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-5956-8-54 DO - 10.1186/1477-5956-8-54 ID - Marie2010 ER -