shematrin

English

Noun

shematrin (plural shematrins)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a family of structural proteins found in the shells of some oysters.
   • 2015 July 11, “Dual Roles of the Lysine-Rich Matrix Protein (KRMP)-3 in Shell Formation of Pearl Oyster, Pinctada fucata”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Furthermore, the KRMP mRNA expression level was found to be significantly higher than other genes, except for the shematrin matrix protein family, which indicated that KRMPs may play important roles in shell formation.