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Rivera-Pérez C, Arroyo-Loranca RG, Hernández-Saavedra NY. An acidic protein, Hf15, from Haliotis fulgens involved in biomineralization. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2022; 272:111276. [PMID: 35853523 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2022.111276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Biomineralization leads to the hardening of mineralized materials, such as the shell of Mollusk, to fulfill a wide range of functions, such as (but not limited to) skeletal support, protection of the soft tissues, navigation, etc. The study of the proteins responsible for this process, shell matrix proteins (SMPs), allows addressing questions related to structure-function relationship and to the mechanism of mineral formation, which is limited in gastropod species. In this study, a low molecular weight protein was isolated from the insoluble fraction after decalcification with acetic acid of the shell of Haliotis fulgens and, named Hf15. The unglycosylated protein has a theoretical molecular weight of 15 kDa, it possesses calcium and chiting binding properties. Hf15 can precipitate calcium carbonate in vitro in presence of different salts. Analysis by LC-MS of the five peptide sequences of Hf15 generated by trypsinization revealed that two peptides displayed homology to an uncharacterized protein 3-like from Haliotis rufescens, Haliotis asinia and H. sorenseni. The results obtained indicated that Hf15 is a novel SMP involved in shell mineralization in Haliotis fulgens.
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- Fisheries Ecology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Montroni D, Leonard J, Rolandi M, Falini G. Morphology and organization of the internal shell of Ariolimax californicus (Gastropoda; Stylommatophora), an asymmetric two-face biomineralized matrix. J Struct Biol 2021; 213:107764. [PMID: 34171489 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2021.107764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A slug is a shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusk. During evolution, slugs have lost their mineralized external shell but some of them have retained an internal shell (IS). Unlike external shells, which have been widely investigated, the ISs have been poorly studied. We report for the first time the compositional and complete morphological characterization of Ariolimax californicus' IS. According to literature, this shell calcifies and decalcifies depending on the animal's needs. Its composition is mostly organic, consisting of proteins and β-chitin. The internal shell is organized in layers and membranes in which CaCO3 crystal formation occurs in specific areas. In the two faces of the IS we observed different morphologies and aggregations of calcite bio-crystals along with a different organization of the organic matrix. Dorsally, the mineral forms a thick layer composed of misaligned crystal aggregates of large dimensions, separated by thin organic layers. This suggests a protective purpose and the use of this layer as a long-term calcium storage system. Ventrally, the mineral phase is organized in small crystal aggregates of comparable size, separated by thin organic layers, and quite aligned one to the other. The whole ventral mineral layer is covered by a membrane, identified as the hypostracum. This face is proposed to be a short-term calcium storage system. In vitro crystallization experiments suggest massive calcium ions sequestration from the solution for the precipitation of calcite crystals inside the organic matrix. In conclusion, this research provides new information on the dynamic of biomineralization on mollusk evolved in calcium-poor environments.
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- Devis Montroni
- Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician", Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy; Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
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- Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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- Department of Chemistry "Giacomo Ciamician", Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati (CNR-ISMN), Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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McDougall C, Aguilera F, Shokoohmand A, Moase P, Degnan BM. Pearl Sac Gene Expression Profiles Associated With Pearl Attributes in the Silver-Lip Pearl Oyster, Pinctada maxima. Front Genet 2021; 11:597459. [PMID: 33488672 PMCID: PMC7820862 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.597459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Pearls are highly prized biomineralized gemstones produced by molluscs. The appearance and mineralogy of cultured pearls can vary markedly, greatly affecting their commercial value. To begin to understand the role of pearl sacs—organs that form in host oysters from explanted mantle tissues that surround and synthesize pearls—we undertook transcriptomic analyses to identify genes that are differentially expressed in sacs producing pearls with different surface and structural characteristics. Our results indicate that gene expression profiles correlate with different pearl defects, suggesting that gene regulation in the pearl sac contributes to pearl appearance and quality. For instance, pearl sacs that produced pearls with surface non-lustrous calcification significantly down-regulate genes associated with cilia and microtubule function compared to pearl sacs giving rise to lustrous pearls. These results suggest that gene expression profiling can advance our understanding of processes that control biomineralization, which may be of direct value to the pearl industry, particularly in relation to defects that result in low value pearls.
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- Carmel McDougall
- Centre for Marine Science, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia.,Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Marine Science, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia
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- Clipper Pearls and Autore Pearling, Broome, WA, Australia
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- Centre for Marine Science, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia
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Lang A, Mijowska S, Polishchuk I, Fermani S, Falini G, Katsman A, Marin F, Pokroy B. Acidic Monosaccharides become Incorporated into Calcite Single Crystals*. Chemistry 2020; 26:16860-16868. [PMID: 33405235 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Carbohydrates, along with proteins and peptides, are known to represent a major class of biomacromolecules involved in calcium carbonate biomineralization. However, in spite of multiple physical and biochemical characterizations, the explicit role of saccharide macromolecules (long chains of carbohydrate molecules) in mineral deposition is not yet understood. In this study, we investigated the influence of two common acidic monosaccharides (MSs), the two simplest forms of acidic carbohydrates, namely glucuronic and galacturonic acids, on the formation of calcite crystals in vitro. We show here that the size, morphology, and microstructure of calcite crystals are altered when they are grown in the presence of these MSs. More importantly, these MSs were found to become incorporated into the calcite crystalline lattice and induce anisotropic lattice distortions, a phenomenon widely studied for other biomolecules related to CaCO3 biomineralization, but never before reported in the case of single MSs. Changes in the calcite lattice induced by MSs incorporation were precisely determined by high-resolution synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction. We believe that the results of this research may deepen our understanding of the interaction of saccharide polymers with an inorganic host and shed light on the implications of carbohydrates for biomineralization processes.
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- Arad Lang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and the, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion-Israel Institute of, Technology, Technion City, 320003, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and the, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion-Israel Institute of, Technology, Technion City, 320003, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and the, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion-Israel Institute of, Technology, Technion City, 320003, Haifa, Israel
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bologna, 2 Via Selmi, 40126, Bologna BO, Italy
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bologna, 2 Via Selmi, 40126, Bologna BO, Italy
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and the, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion-Israel Institute of, Technology, Technion City, 320003, Haifa, Israel
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- UMR CNRS 6282 Biogeosciences, University of Burgundy-Franche-Comté, 6 Boulevard Gabriel, Dijon, 21000, France
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and the, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion-Israel Institute of, Technology, Technion City, 320003, Haifa, Israel
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Molluscs are known for their ability to produce a calcified shell resulting from a genetically controlled and matrix-mediated process, performed extracellularly. The occluded organic matrix consists of a complex mixture of proteins, glycoproteins and polysaccharides that are in most cases secreted by the mantle epithelium. To our knowledge, the model studied here—the argonaut, also called paper nautilus—represents the single mollusc example where this general scheme is not valid: the shell of this cephalopod is indeed formed by its first dorsal arms pair and it functions as an eggcase, secreted by females only; furthermore, this coiled structure is fully calcitic and the organization of its layered microstructures is unique. Thus, the argonautid shell appears as an apomorphy of this restricted family, not homologous to other cephalopod shells. In the present study, we investigated the physical and biochemical properties of the shell of Argonauta hians, the winged argonaut. We show that the shell matrix contains unusual proportions of soluble and insoluble components, and that it is mostly proteinaceous, with a low proportion of sugars that appear to be mostly sulfated glycosaminoglycans. Proteomics performed on different shell fractions generated several peptide sequences and identified a number of protein hits, not shared with other molluscan shell matrices. This may suggest the recruitment of unique molecular tools for mineralizing the argonaut’s shell, a finding that has some implications on the evolution of cephalopod shell matrices.
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Oudot M, Neige P, Shir IB, Schmidt A, Strugnell JM, Plasseraud L, Broussard C, Hoffmann R, Lukeneder A, Marin F. The shell matrix and microstructure of the Ram’s Horn squid: Molecular and structural characterization. J Struct Biol 2020; 211:107507. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Sakalauskaite J, Plasseraud L, Thomas J, Albéric M, Thoury M, Perrin J, Jamme F, Broussard C, Demarchi B, Marin F. The shell matrix of the european thorny oyster, Spondylus gaederopus: microstructural and molecular characterization. J Struct Biol 2020; 211:107497. [PMID: 32220629 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Molluscs, the largest marine phylum, display extraordinary shell diversity and sophisticated biomineral architectures. However, mineral-associated biomolecules involved in biomineralization are still poorly characterised. We report the first comprehensive structural and biomolecular study of Spondylus gaederopus, a pectinoid bivalve with a peculiar shell texture. Used since prehistoric times, this is the best-known shell of Europe's cultural heritage. We find that Spondylus microstructure is very poor in mineral-bound organics, which are mostly intercrystalline and concentrated at the interface between structural layers. Using high-resolution liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) we characterized several shell protein fractions, isolated following different bleaching treatments. Several peptides were identified as well as six shell proteins, which display features and domains typically found in biomineralized tissues, including the prevalence of intrinsically disordered regions. It is very likely that these sequences only partially represent the full proteome of Spondylus, considering the lack of genomics data for this genus and the fact that most of the reconstructed peptides do not match with any known shell proteins, representing consequently lineage-specific sequences. This work sheds light onto the shell matrix involved in the biomineralization in spondylids. Our proteomics data suggest that Spondylus has evolved a shell-forming toolkit, distinct from that of other better studied pectinoids - fine-tuned to produce shell structures with high mechanical properties, while limited in organic content. This study therefore represents an important milestone for future studies on biomineralized skeletons and provides the first reference dataset for forthcoming molecular studies of Spondylus archaeological artifacts.
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- Jorune Sakalauskaite
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123 Turin, Italy; Biogeosciences, UMR CNRS 6282, University of Burgundy-Franche-Comté (UBFC), 6 Boulevard Gabriel, 21000 Dijon, France.
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- Institute of Molecular Chemistry, ICMUB UMR CNRS 6302, University of Burgundy-Franche-Comté (UBFC), 9 Avenue Alain Savary, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Biogeosciences, UMR CNRS 6282, University of Burgundy-Franche-Comté (UBFC), 6 Boulevard Gabriel, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, UMR, CNRS 7574, Sorbonne Université, Place Jussieu 4, 75252 Paris, France
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- IPANEMA, CNRS, ministère de la Culture, UVSQ, USR3461, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, 91192 Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, 91192 Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France
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- 3P5 Proteomic Platform, University of Paris, Cochin Institute, INSERM, U1016, CNRS, UMR8104, F-75014 Paris, France
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123 Turin, Italy
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- Biogeosciences, UMR CNRS 6282, University of Burgundy-Franche-Comté (UBFC), 6 Boulevard Gabriel, 21000 Dijon, France.
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Le Ferrand H, Morii Y. Structure-behaviour correlations between two genetically closely related snail species. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2020; 7:191471. [PMID: 32218964 PMCID: PMC7029891 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.191471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Species, through their structure and composition, have evolved to respond to environmental constraints. Predator-prey interactions are among environmental pressures that can lead to speciation, but it remains unclear how this pressure can be related to the material structure and performance. Recently, two land snails, Karaftohelix editha and Karaftohelix gainesi, were found to exhibit divergent phenotypes and responses to predation despite sharing the same habitat and most of their genome. Indeed, under attack from a beetle, K. editha snails retract into their shell whereas K. gainesi snails swing their shell. In this paper, we looked at the microstructure, composition, morphology and mechanics of the shells of those two species and discuss potential relationships between material structure and the snail defence behaviour. The results of this study provide additional arguments for the role of predator-prey interactions on speciation, as well as an unusual approach for the design of biomimetic structures adapted to a particular function.
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- H. Le Ferrand
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore, Singapore
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- Phenix Group, School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North 4410, New Zealand
- Department of Forest Science, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 0608589, Japan
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Shimizu K, Kimura K, Isowa Y, Oshima K, Ishikawa M, Kagi H, Kito K, Hattori M, Chiba S, Endo K. Insights into the Evolution of Shells and Love Darts of Land Snails Revealed from Their Matrix Proteins. Genome Biol Evol 2019; 11:380-397. [PMID: 30388206 PMCID: PMC6368272 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evy242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Over the past decade, many skeletal matrix proteins that are possibly related to calcification have been reported in various calcifying animals. Molluscs are among the most diverse calcifying animals and some gastropods have adapted to terrestrial ecological niches. Although many shell matrix proteins (SMPs) have already been reported in molluscs, most reports have focused on marine molluscs, and the SMPs of terrestrial snails remain unclear. In addition, some terrestrial stylommatophoran snails have evolved an additional unique calcified character, called a "love dart," used for mating behavior. We identified 54 SMPs in the terrestrial snail Euhadra quaesita, and found that they contain specific domains that are widely conserved in molluscan SMPs. However, our results also suggest that some of them possibly have evolved independently by domain shuffling, domain recruitment, or gene co-option. We then identified four dart matrix proteins, and found that two of them are the same proteins as those identified as SMPs. Our results suggest that some dart matrix proteins possibly have evolved by independent gene co-option from SMPs during dart evolution events. These results provide a new perspective on the evolution of SMPs and "love darts" in land snails.
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- Keisuke Shimizu
- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Japan
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Department of Environmental Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
- Research Institute for Ulleungdo and Dokdo Islands, Kyungpook National University, Bukgu, Daegu, Korea
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- Organization for the Strategic Coordination of Research and Intellectual Properties, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Center for Omics and Bioinformatics, Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Japan
- Faculty of Animal Health Technology, Yamazaki University of Animal Health Technology, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
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- Geochemical Research Center, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Center for Omics and Bioinformatics, Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
- Cooperative Major of Advanced Health Science, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Japan
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Akilal N, Lemaire F, Bercu N, Sayen S, Gangloff S, Khelfaoui Y, Rammal H, Kerdjoudj H. Cowries derived aragonite as raw biomaterials for bone regenerative medicine. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 94:894-900. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Revised: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Herlitze I, Marie B, Marin F, Jackson DJ. Molecular modularity and asymmetry of the molluscan mantle revealed by a gene expression atlas. Gigascience 2018; 7:4997018. [PMID: 29788257 PMCID: PMC6007483 DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giy056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Conchiferan molluscs construct a biocalcified shell that likely supported much of their evolutionary success. However, beyond broad proteomic and transcriptomic surveys of molluscan shells and the shell-forming mantle tissue, little is known of the spatial and ontogenetic regulation of shell fabrication. In addition, most efforts have been focused on species that deposit nacre, which is at odds with the majority of conchiferan species that fabricate shells using a crossed-lamellar microstructure, sensu lato. Results By combining proteomic and transcriptomic sequencing with in situ hybridization we have identified a suite of gene products associated with the production of the crossed-lamellar shell in Lymnaea stagnalis. With this spatial expression data we are able to generate novel hypotheses of how the adult mantle tissue coordinates the deposition of the calcified shell. These hypotheses include functional roles for unusual and otherwise difficult-to-study proteins such as those containing repetitive low-complexity domains. The spatial expression readouts of shell-forming genes also reveal cryptic patterns of asymmetry and modularity in the shell-forming cells of larvae and adult mantle tissue. Conclusions This molecular modularity of the shell-forming mantle tissue hints at intimate associations between structure, function, and evolvability and may provide an elegant explanation for the evolutionary success of the second largest phylum among the Metazoa.
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- Ines Herlitze
- Department of Geobiology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Goldschmidtstrasse 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- UMR 7245 MNHN/CNRS Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Micro-organismes, Département Aviv, Sorbonne Universités, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CP 39, 12 Rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France
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- UMR CNRS 6282 Biogéosciences, Université de Bourgogne - Franche-Comté, 6 Boulevard Gabriel, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Department of Geobiology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Goldschmidtstrasse 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Is the snail shell repair process really influenced by eggshell membrane as a template of foreign scaffold? J Struct Biol 2016; 196:187-196. [PMID: 27717839 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Revised: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Biominerals are inorganic-organic hybrid composites formed via self-assembled bottom up processes under mild conditions. Biominerals show interesting physical properties, controlled hierarchical structures and robust remodeling or repair mechanisms. Biological processes associated with biominerals remain to be developed into practical engineering processes. Therefore, the formation of biominerals is inspiring for the design of materials, especially those fabricated at ambient temperatures. The study described herein involves the influence of chicken outer eggshell membrane on the type of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) polymorph deposited on the shell of the land snail Helix aspersa during the repair process after an injury. A piece of snail shell was removed by perforating a hole from the largest body whorl. The operated area was left either uncovered or covered with either a thermoplastic flexible polyolefin-based film Parafilm® or a piece of chicken eggshell membrane. The repaired shells of control and experimental animals were analyzed using SEM, EDS, Raman and FTIR spectroscopies. We found that in the presence of eggshell membrane, the polymorph deposited on the substratum during the first hours resembles calcite, the polymorph present in eggshell normal formation, but at 24 and 48h, when snail mantle cells produced their normal organic matrix (mainly β-chitin plus proteins and proteoglycans), the polymorph deposited is aragonite, the characteristic polymorph of Helix shell. Therefore, the eggshell membrane influences the type of polymorph, but only in the initial stages of biomineral deposition, before an organic matrix layer is deposited by the snail.
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Immel F, Broussard C, Catherinet B, Plasseraud L, Alcaraz G, Bundeleva I, Marin F. The Shell of the Invasive Bivalve Species Dreissena polymorpha: Biochemical, Elemental and Textural Investigations. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0154264. [PMID: 27213644 PMCID: PMC4877012 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha is a well-established invasive model organism. Although extensively used in environmental sciences, virtually nothing is known of the molecular process of its shell calcification. By describing the microstructure, geochemistry and biochemistry/proteomics of the shell, the present study aims at promoting this species as a model organism in biomineralization studies, in order to establish a bridge with ecotoxicology, while sketching evolutionary conclusions. The shell of D. polymorpha exhibits the classical crossed-lamellar/complex crossed lamellar combination found in several heterodont bivalves, in addition to an external thin layer, the characteristics of which differ from what was described in earlier publication. We show that the shell selectively concentrates some heavy metals, in particular uranium, which predisposes D. polymorpha to local bioremediation of this pollutant. We establish the biochemical signature of the shell matrix, demonstrating that it interacts with the in vitro precipitation of calcium carbonate and inhibits calcium carbonate crystal formation, but these two properties are not strongly expressed. This matrix, although overall weakly glycosylated, contains a set of putatively calcium-binding proteins and a set of acidic sulphated proteins. 2D-gels reveal more than fifty proteins, twenty of which we identify by MS-MS analysis. We tentatively link the shell protein profile of D. polymorpha and the peculiar recent evolution of this invasive species of Ponto-Caspian origin, which has spread all across Europe in the last three centuries.
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- Françoise Immel
- Laboratoire de Biogenèse Membranaire UMR5200, CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, Villenave d'Ornon, France
- Biogéosciences UMR6282, CNRS, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
- * E-mail: (FI); (FM)
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- Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS UMR8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
- Plate-forme Protéomique 3P5, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Biogéosciences UMR6282, CNRS, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- ICMUB UMR6302, CNRS, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- UPSP PROXISS, Département Agronomie Environnement AgroSupDijon, Dijon, France
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- Biogéosciences UMR6282, CNRS, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Biogéosciences UMR6282, CNRS, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
- * E-mail: (FI); (FM)
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Karakostis K, Zanella-Cléon I, Immel F, Guichard N, Dru P, Lepage T, Plasseraud L, Matranga V, Marin F. A minimal molecular toolkit for mineral deposition? Biochemistry and proteomics of the test matrix of adult specimens of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus. J Proteomics 2016; 136:133-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2016.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Revised: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Álvarez Nogal R, Molist García P. The outer mantle epithelium ofHaliotis tuberculata(Gastropoda Haliotidae): an ultrastructural and histochemical study using lectins. ACTA ZOOL-STOCKHOLM 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/azo.12090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Rafael Álvarez Nogal
- Department of Molecular Biology (Celular Biology); Campus Vergaza; University of León; León 24071 Spain
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- Departament of Functional Biology and Health Sciences; As Lagoas Marcosende; University of Vigo; Vigo 36310 Spain
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Ramos-Silva P, Kaandorp J, Herbst F, Plasseraud L, Alcaraz G, Stern C, Corneillat M, Guichard N, Durlet C, Luquet G, Marin F. The skeleton of the staghorn coral Acropora millepora: molecular and structural characterization. PLoS One 2014; 9:e97454. [PMID: 24893046 PMCID: PMC4043741 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2013] [Accepted: 04/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The scleractinian coral Acropora millepora is one of the most studied species from the Great Barrier Reef. This species has been used to understand evolutionary, immune and developmental processes in cnidarians. It has also been subject of several ecological studies in order to elucidate reef responses to environmental changes such as temperature rise and ocean acidification (OA). In these contexts, several nucleic acid resources were made available. When combined to a recent proteomic analysis of the coral skeletal organic matrix (SOM), they enabled the identification of several skeletal matrix proteins, making A. millepora into an emerging model for biomineralization studies. Here we describe the skeletal microstructure of A. millepora skeleton, together with a functional and biochemical characterization of its occluded SOM that focuses on the protein and saccharidic moieties. The skeletal matrix proteins show a large range of isoelectric points, compositional patterns and signatures. Besides secreted proteins, there are a significant number of proteins with membrane attachment sites such as transmembrane domains and GPI anchors as well as proteins with integrin binding sites. These features show that the skeletal proteins must have strong adhesion properties in order to function in the calcifying space. Moreover this data suggest a molecular connection between the calcifying epithelium and the skeletal tissue during biocalcification. In terms of sugar moieties, the enrichment of the SOM in arabinose is striking, and the monosaccharide composition exhibits the same signature as that of mucus of acroporid corals. Finally, we observe that the interaction of the acetic acid soluble SOM on the morphology of in vitro grown CaCO3 crystals is very pronounced when compared with the calcifying matrices of some mollusks. In light of these results, we wish to commend Acropora millepora as a model for biocalcification studies in scleractinians, from molecular and structural viewpoints.
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- Paula Ramos-Silva
- UMR 6282 Biogéosciences, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
- Section Computational Science, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Section Computational Science, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- * E-mail: (JK); (FM)
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- UMR 6302, Institut de Chimie Moléculaire, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- UMR 1347, Agroécologie INRA, Université de Bourgogne, AgroSup Dijon, Pôle Mécanisme & Gestion Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes, ERL 6300, Dijon, France
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- UMR 6302, Institut de Chimie Moléculaire, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- UMR 1347, Agroécologie INRA, Université de Bourgogne, AgroSup Dijon, Pôle Mécanisme & Gestion Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes, ERL 6300, Dijon, France
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- UMR 6282 Biogéosciences, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
- UMR 7245, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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- UMR 6282 Biogéosciences, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
- * E-mail: (JK); (FM)
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Mann K, Jackson DJ. Characterization of the pigmented shell-forming proteome of the common grove snail Cepaea nemoralis. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:249. [PMID: 24684722 PMCID: PMC4023409 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND With a diversity of pigmented shell morphotypes governed by Mendelian patterns of inheritance, the common grove snail, Cepaea nemoralis, has served as a model for evolutionary biologists and population geneticists for decades. Surprisingly, the molecular mechanisms by which C. nemoralis generates this pigmented shelled diversity, and the degree of evolutionary conservation present between molluscan shell-forming proteomes, remain unknown. RESULTS Here, using next generation sequencing and high throughput proteomics, we identify and characterize the major proteinaceous components of the C. nemoralis shell, the first shell-proteome for a pulmonate mollusc. The recent availability of several marine molluscan shell-proteomes, and the dataset we report here, allow us to identify 59 evolutionarily conserved and novel shell-forming proteins. While the C. nemoralis dataset is dominated by proteins that share little to no similarity with proteins in public databases, almost half of it shares similarity with proteins present in other molluscan shells. In addition, we could not find any indication that a protein (or class of proteins) is directly associated with shell pigmentation in C. nemoralis. This is in contrast to the only other partially characterized molluscan-shell pigmentation mechanism employed by the tropical abalone Haliotis asinina. CONCLUSIONS The unique pulmonate shell-forming proteome that we report here reveals an abundance of both mollusc-specific and pulmonate-specific proteins, suggesting that novel coding sequences, and/or the extensive divergence of these sequences from ancestral sequences, supported the innovation of new shell types within the Conchifera. In addition, we report here the first evidence that molluscs use independently evolved mechanisms to pigment their shells. This proteome provides a solid foundation from which further studies aimed at the functional characterization of these shell-forming proteins can be conducted.
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- Karlheinz Mann
- Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Am Klopferspitz 18, D-82152 Martinsried, Munich, Germany
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- Courant Research Centre Geobiology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Goldschmidtstrasse 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Osuna-Mascaró A, Cruz-Bustos T, Benhamada S, Guichard N, Marie B, Plasseraud L, Corneillat M, Alcaraz G, Checa A, Marin F. The shell organic matrix of the crossed lamellar queen conch shell (Strombus gigas). Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2014; 168:76-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2013.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Revised: 11/19/2013] [Accepted: 11/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In nature, mollusk shells have a role in protecting the soft body of the mollusk from predators and from the external environment, and the shells consist mainly of calcium carbonate and small amounts of organic matrices. Organic matrices in mollusk shells are thought to play key roles in shell formation. However, enough information has not been accumulated so far. High toughness and stiffness have been focused on as being adaptable to the development of organic–inorganic hybrid materials. Because mollusks can produce elaborate microstructures containing organic matrices under ambient conditions, the investigation of shell formation is expected to lead to the development of new inorganic–organic hybrid materials for various applications. In this review paper, we summarize the structures of mollusk shells and their process of formation, together with the analysis of various organic matrices related to shell calcification.
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- Michio Suzuki
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Luquet G, Fernández MS, Badou A, Guichard N, Roy NL, Corneillat M, Alcaraz G, Arias JL. Comparative ultrastructure and carbohydrate composition of gastroliths from astacidae, cambaridae and parastacidae freshwater crayfish (crustacea, decapoda). Biomolecules 2012; 3:18-38. [PMID: 24970155 PMCID: PMC4030881 DOI: 10.3390/biom3010018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2012] [Revised: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Crustaceans have to cyclically replace their rigid exoskeleton in order to grow. Most of them harden this skeleton by a calcification process. Some decapods (land crabs, lobsters and crayfish) elaborate calcium storage structures as a reservoir of calcium ions in their stomach wall, as so-called gastroliths. For a better understanding of the cyclic elaboration of these calcium deposits, we studied the ultrastructure of gastroliths from freshwater crayfish by using a combination of microscopic and physical techniques. Because sugars are also molecules putatively involved in the elaboration process of these biomineralizations, we also determined their carbohydrate composition. This study was performed in a comparative perspective on crayfish species belonging to the infra-order Astacidea (Decapoda, Malacostraca): three species from the Astacoidea superfamily and one species from the Parastacoidea superfamily. We observed that all the gastroliths exhibit a similar dense network of protein-chitin fibers, from macro- to nanoscale, within which calcium is precipitated as amorphous calcium carbonate. Nevertheless, they are not very similar at the molecular level, notably as regards their carbohydrate composition. Besides glucosamine, the basic carbohydrate component of chitin, we evidenced the presence of other sugars, some of which are species-specific like rhamnose and galacturonic acid whereas xylose and mannose could be linked to proteoglycan components.
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- Gilles Luquet
- Biogéosciences, UMR 6282 CNRS-Université de Bourgogne, 21000 Dijon, France.
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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- Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques, UMR MNHN-CNRS 7208- UPMC-IRD 207, Station de Biologie Marine, 29900 Concarneau, France.
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- Biogéosciences, UMR 6282 CNRS-Université de Bourgogne, 21000 Dijon, France.
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- Biogéosciences, UMR 6282 CNRS-Université de Bourgogne, 21000 Dijon, France.
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- UPSP PROXISS, Département Agronomie Environnement, AgroSupDijon, 21000 Dijon, France.
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- UPSP PROXISS, Département Agronomie Environnement, AgroSupDijon, 21000 Dijon, France.
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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