Shell formation in the giant clam,Tridacna squamosa,may involve an apical Na+/Ca2+ exchanger 3 homolog in the shell-facing epithelium of the whitish inner mantle,which displays light-enhanced gene and protein expression |
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Authors: | Boo Mel V. Hiong Kum C. Wong Wai P. Chew Shit F. Ip Yuen K. |
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Affiliation: | 1.Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore, 117543, Republic of Singapore ;2.Natural Sciences and Science Education, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore, 637616, Republic of Singapore ;3.The Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore, 119227, Republic of Singapore ; |
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Abstract: | Coral Reefs - Na+/Ca2+ exchangers (NCXs) transport one Ca2+ in exchange for three Na+ and may participate in the calcification processes of mammalian osteoblasts and invertebrate calcifying cells.... |
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