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Lu J, Jiang DC, Ma M, Wang Q, Guo J, Wang XG, Dou TC, Li YF, Hu YP, Wang KH, Qu L. Effects of manganese glycine on eggshell quality, eggshell ultrastructure, and elemental deposition in aged laying hens. Animal 2024; 18:101126. [PMID: 38552601 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2024.101126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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Poor eggshell quality of eggs laid by aged laying hens is the major problem affecting the length of the rearing period in the laying hen industry. Trace elements are required and play vital roles in the eggshell quality of laying hens. Appropriate dose of organic microelements is environmentally friendly and sufficient to satisfy the needs of hens because of their greater bioavailability and lower excretion than inorganic forms. The aim of this experiment was to investigate the effects of manganese (Mn) glycine (MG) on eggshell quality, elemental deposition, and eggshell ultrastructure in aged laying hens. A total of 720 Hy-Line Brown hens 70 weeks old were assigned equally to four groups with six replicates of 30 birds each. The hens were fed basal diets (without Mn supplementation) supplemented with 120 mg/kg of Mn from manganese sulfate monohydrate (MSM), or 40, 80, or 120 mg/kg Mn from MG for 12 weeks. Dietary supplementation with 80 mg/kg Mn from MG resulted in the greatest eggshell strength after 6 weeks of treatment (P = 0.047), and in greater eggshell strength than observed in the MSM control after 12 weeks of treatment (P = 0.025). After 12 weeks of treatment, the eggs of hens in the MG groups showed lower mammillary layer thickness in the blunt end, equator, and acute end than observed in the MSM control group (P < 0.001). With the exception of the blunt ends of eggs from hens in the 120 mg/kg MG group, the eggs of hens in the MG groups, compared with the MSM control group, exhibited a lower mammillary layer ratio, and greater palisade layer ratio and effective layer ratio in the blunt end, equator, and acute end (P < 0.001). Dietary supplementation with 80 mg/kg Mn from MG, compared with the MSM control and 40 and 120 mg/kg MG, resulted in the greatest palisade layer thickness and effective layer thickness, and the lowest mammillary layer thickness in the equator (P < 0.001, P = 0.001, P < 0.001, respectively). Furthermore, supplementation with 80 mg/kg Mn from MG exhibited the greatest ratio of the palisade layer and effective layer, and the lowest mammillary layer ratio in the blunt end and equator (all P < 0.001). The Mn content of eggshells in hens-fed diets supplemented with 80 and 120 mg/kg Mn from MG was greater than that in the MSM control and 40 mg/kg MG groups (P = 0.035). Dietary supplementation with 80 or 120 mg/kg Mn from MG resulted in greater tibia Mn content than observed in the 40 mg/kg MG group (P = 0.019), and greater yolk Mn content than observed in the 40 mg/kg MG and MSM control groups (P = 0.018). In conclusion, dietary supplementation with 80 mg/kg Mn from MG, compared with the MSM control (120 mg/kg Mn), may increase the deposition efficiency of Mn, alter eggshell elemental composition, improve eggshell ultrastructure, and enhance eggshell strength in aged laying hens.
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- J Lu
- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences, Yangzhou 225125, China
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- DeBon Bio-Tech Co., Ltd., Hunan 421500, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences, Yangzhou 225125, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences, Yangzhou 225125, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences, Yangzhou 225125, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences, Yangzhou 225125, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences, Yangzhou 225125, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences, Yangzhou 225125, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences, Yangzhou 225125, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences, Yangzhou 225125, China
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- Jiangsu Institute of Poultry Sciences, Yangzhou 225125, China.
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Xie Z, Hua S, Zhang S, Wang B, Wang B, Cai T, Yan Y, Ding CF. Selective enrichment of glycopeptides using ground eggshell materials. J Chromatogr A 2023; 1693:463880. [PMID: 36827798 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.463880] [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: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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The current research of protein glycosylation is focused on develop various functionalized hydrophilic materials that can effectively enrich glycopeptides. However, most of these materials require complex synthesis steps, plenty of chemical reagents, and high cost. In this study, we employed the natural eggshell for glycopeptides enrichment for the first time. Using horseradish peroxidase (HRP) tryptic digest as a standard sample, eggshell exhibited excellent sensitivity (0.05 fmol μL-1), good selectivity [HRP tryptic digest:bovine serum albumin (BSA) tryptic digest = 1:1000], excellent size-exclusion effect (HRP tryptic digest:BSA protein = 1:10,000), good loading capacity (75 mg g-1), and recovery (97.6 ± 0.3%). In addition, 153 and 114 glycopeptides were captured by eggshell from the serum tryptic digests of normal humans and diabetic patients, respectively. Benefiting from the singular porous structure and abundant biomass, eggshell performed excellently in the capture and separation of glycopeptides. These results demonstrated the potential of environmentally friendly eggshell in glycosylation proteomics analysis.
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- Zehu Xie
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Mass Spectrometry, School of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China; The Institute of Life and Health Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Mass Spectrometry, School of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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- Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, China; The Institute of Life and Health Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, China; Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Digestive System Tumors of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Mass Spectrometry, School of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Mass Spectrometry, School of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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- Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, China; The Institute of Life and Health Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, China; Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Digestive System Tumors of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Mass Spectrometry, School of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China; The Institute of Life and Health Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Analysis of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Mass Spectrometry, School of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China; The Institute of Life and Health Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, China.
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Moreau T, Gautron J, Hincke MT, Monget P, Réhault-Godbert S, Guyot N. Antimicrobial Proteins and Peptides in Avian Eggshell: Structural Diversity and Potential Roles in Biomineralization. Front Immunol 2022; 13:946428. [PMID: 35967448 PMCID: PMC9363672 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.946428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The calcitic avian eggshell provides physical protection for the embryo during its development, but also regulates water and gaseous exchange, and is a calcium source for bone mineralization. The calcified eggshell has been extensively investigated in the chicken. It is characterized by an inventory of more than 900 matrix proteins. In addition to proteins involved in shell mineralization and regulation of its microstructure, the shell also contains numerous antimicrobial proteins and peptides (AMPPs) including lectin-like proteins, Bacterial Permeability Increasing/Lipopolysaccharide Binding Protein/PLUNC family proteins, defensins, antiproteases, and chelators, which contribute to the innate immune protection of the egg. In parallel, some of these proteins are thought to be crucial determinants of the eggshell texture and its resulting mechanical properties. During the progressive solubilization of the inner mineralized eggshell during embryonic development (to provide calcium to the embryo), some antimicrobials may be released simultaneously to reinforce egg defense and protect the egg from contamination by external pathogens, through a weakened eggshell. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the diversity of avian eggshell AMPPs, their three-dimensional structures and their mechanism of antimicrobial activity. The published chicken eggshell proteome databases are integrated for a comprehensive inventory of its AMPPs. Their biochemical features, potential dual function as antimicrobials and as regulators of eggshell biomineralization, and their phylogenetic evolution will be described and discussed with regard to their three-dimensional structural characteristics. Finally, the repertoire of chicken eggshell AMPPs are compared to orthologs identified in other avian and non-avian eggshells. This approach sheds light on the similarities and differences exhibited by AMPPs, depending on bird species, and leads to a better understanding of their sequential or dual role in biomineralization and innate immunity.
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- Thierry Moreau
- INRAE, Université de Tours, BOA, Nouzilly, France
- *Correspondence: Nicolas Guyot, ; Thierry Moreau,
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- INRAE, Université de Tours, BOA, Nouzilly, France
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- Department of Innovation in Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- INRAE, CNRS, IFCE, Université de Tours, PRC, Nouzilly, France
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- INRAE, Université de Tours, BOA, Nouzilly, France
- *Correspondence: Nicolas Guyot, ; Thierry Moreau,
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Gautron J, Stapane L, Le Roy N, Nys Y, Rodriguez-Navarro AB, Hincke MT. Avian eggshell biomineralization: an update on its structure, mineralogy and protein tool kit. BMC Mol Cell Biol 2021; 22:11. [PMID: 33579194 PMCID: PMC7881572 DOI: 10.1186/s12860-021-00350-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The avian eggshell is a natural protective envelope that relies on the phenomenon of biomineralization for its formation. The shell is made of calcium carbonate in the form of calcite, which contains hundreds of proteins that interact with the mineral phase controlling its formation and structural organization, and thus determine the mechanical properties of the mature biomaterial. We describe its mineralogy, structure and the regulatory interactions that integrate the mineral and organic constituents during eggshell biomineralization. Main Body. We underline recent evidence for vesicular transfer of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC), as a new pathway to ensure the active and continuous supply of the ions necessary for shell mineralization. Currently more than 900 proteins and thousands of upregulated transcripts have been identified during chicken eggshell formation. Bioinformatic predictions address their functionality during the biomineralization process. In addition, we describe matrix protein quantification to understand their role during the key spatially- and temporally- regulated events of shell mineralization. Finally, we propose an updated scheme with a global scenario encompassing the mechanisms of avian eggshell mineralization. CONCLUSION With this large dataset at hand, it should now be possible to determine specific motifs, domains or proteins and peptide sequences that perform a critical function during avian eggshell biomineralization. The integration of this insight with genomic data (non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms) and precise phenotyping (shell biomechanical parameters) on pure selected lines will lead to consistently better-quality eggshell characteristics for improved food safety. This information will also address the question of how the evolutionary-optimized chicken eggshell matrix proteins affect and regulate calcium carbonate mineralization as a good example of biomimetic and bio-inspired material design.
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- J Gautron
- INRAE, Université de Tours, BOA, 37380, Nouzilly, France.
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- INRAE, Université de Tours, BOA, 37380, Nouzilly, France
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- INRAE, Université de Tours, BOA, 37380, Nouzilly, France
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- INRAE, Université de Tours, BOA, 37380, Nouzilly, France
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- Departmento de Mineralogia y Petrologia, Universidad de Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Innovation in Medical Education, and Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, K1H8M5, Canada
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Based on data from the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization, about 120 million metric tons of poultry meat were produced globally in 2016. In addition, about 82 million metric tons of eggs were produced. One of the bases for this production is the reproductive efficiency of today's poultry. This, in turn, is due to their inherent reproductive physiology, intensive genetic selection and advances in husbandry/management. The system of reproduction in males in largely similar to that in mammals except that there is no descent of testes. In females, there are marked differences with there being a single ovary and oviduct; the latter being the name of the differentiated entire Müllerian duct. Moreover, females produce eggs with a yolky oocyte surrounded by albumen, membranes and shell. Among the most successful reproductive management techniques are optimizing photoperiod, light intensity and nutrition. Widespread employment of these has allowed maximizing production. Laying hens can be re-cycled toward the end egg production. Other aspects of reproductive management in poultry include the following: artificial insemination (almost exclusively employed in turkeys) and approaches to reduce broodiness together with cage free (colony), conventional, enriched and free-range systems.
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Guinea fowl eggshell quantitative proteomics yield new findings related to its unique structural characteristics and superior mechanical properties. J Proteomics 2019; 209:103511. [PMID: 31493547 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2019.103511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The Guinea fowl eggshell is a bioceramic material with the remarkable mechanical property of being twice as strong as the chicken eggshell. Both eggshells are composed of 95% calcite and 3.5% organic matrix, which control its structural organization. Chicken eggshell is made of columnar calcite crystals arranged vertically. In the Guinea fowl, the same structure is observed in its inner half, followed by a dramatic change in crystal size and orientation in the outer region. Guinea fowl eggshell is thicker than chicken eggshell. Both structure and shell thickness confer a superior resistance to breakage compared to eggshells of other bird species. To understand the underlying mechanisms controlling the structural organization of this highly resistant material, we used quantitative proteomics to analyze the protein composition of the Guinea fowl eggshell organic matrix at key stages of the biomineralization process. We identified 149 proteins, which were compared to other bird eggshell proteomes and analyzed their potential functions. Among the 149 proteins, 9 are unique to Guinea fowl, some are involved in the control of the calcite precipitation (Lysozyme, Ovocleidin-17-like, Ovocleidin-116 and Ovalbumin), 61 are only found in the zone of microstructure shift and 17 are more abundant in this zone. SIGNIFICANCE: The avian eggshell is a critical physical barrier to protect the contents of this autonomous reproductive enclosure from physical and microbial assault. The Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) eggshell exhibits a unique microstructure (texture), which confers exceptional mechanical properties compared to eggshells of other species. In order to understand the mechanisms that regulate formation of this texture in the Guinea fowl eggshell, we performed comparative quantitative proteomics at key stages of shell mineralization and particularly during the dramatic shift in shell microstructure. We demonstrate that the Guinea fowl eggshell proteome comprises 149 proteins, of which 61 were specifically associated with the change in size and orientation of calcite crystals. Comparative proteomics analysis with eggshell of other bird species leads to new insights into the biomineralization process. Moreover, our data represents a list of organic compounds as potential additives to regulate material design for industrial fabrication of ceramics. This information also provides molecular markers for efficient genomic selection of chicken strains to lay eggs with improved shell mechanical properties for enhanced food safety.
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Stapane L, Le Roy N, Hincke MT, Gautron J. The glycoproteins EDIL3 and MFGE8 regulate vesicle-mediated eggshell calcification in a new model for avian biomineralization. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:14526-14545. [PMID: 31358619 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.009799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The avian eggshell is a critical physical barrier, which permits extra-uterine development of the embryo. Its formation involves the fastest known biomineralization process in vertebrates. The eggshell consists of proteins and proteoglycans that interact with the mineral phase to impart its specific microstructure and mechanical properties. In this study, we investigated the role of epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like repeats and discoidin-like domains 3 (EDIL3) and milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 (MFGE8), two glycoproteins that are consistently detected in eggshell proteomes. We verified their common evolutionary history and identified the timing of the duplication event giving rise to these two distinct proteins. Edil3/mfge8 chromosomal locations revealed a nested syntenous relationship with other genes (hapln1/hapln3 and vcan/acan) that are also involved in vertebrate calcification. EDIL3 and MFGE8 proteins possess EGF-like and coagulation factor 5/8 (F5/8C) domains, and their 3D structures predicted that they bind calcium and extracellular vesicles. In chicken, we confirmed the presence of EDIL3 and MFGE8 proteins in eggshell, uterine fluid, and uterus. We observed that only edil3 is overexpressed in tissues in which eggshell mineralization takes place and that this overexpression occurs only at the onset of shell calcification. We therefore propose a model in which EDIL3 and, to a lesser extent, MFGE8 proteins guide vesicles containing amorphous calcium carbonate to the mineralization site. This model was supported by the observation that extracellular vesicles accumulate in uterine fluid during eggshell calcification and that they contain high levels of calcium, carbon, and oxygen that correspond to calcium carbonate.
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- Department of Innovation in Medical Education, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa K1H 8M5, Canada
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- BOA, INRA, Université de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France
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Eggshell matrix proteins OC-116, OC-17 and OCX36 in hen's sperm storage tubules. Anim Reprod Sci 2017; 185:28-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2017.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Revised: 07/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Zhang Y, Wang J, Zhang H, Wu S, Qi G. Effect of dietary supplementation of organic or inorganic manganese on eggshell quality, ultrastructure, and components in laying hens. Poult Sci 2017; 96:2184-2193. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pew495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Marie P, Labas V, Brionne A, Harichaux G, Hennequet-Antier C, Rodriguez-Navarro AB, Nys Y, Gautron J. Quantitative proteomics provides new insights into chicken eggshell matrix protein functions during the primary events of mineralisation and the active calcification phase. J Proteomics 2015; 126:140-54. [PMID: 26049031 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2015.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Revised: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Eggshell is a bioceramic composed of 95% calcium carbonate mineral and 3.5% organic matrix. Its structural organisation is controlled by its organic matrix. We have used quantitative proteomics to study four key stages of shell mineralisation: 1) widespread deposition of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC), 2) ACC transformation into crystalline calcite aggregates, 3) formation of larger calcite crystal units and 4) development of a columnar structure with preferential calcite crystal orientation. This approach explored the distribution of 216 shell matrix proteins found at the four stages. Variations in abundance according to these calcification events were observed for 175 proteins. A putative function related to the mineralisation process was predicted by bioinformatics for 77 of them and was further characterised. We confirmed the important role of lysozyme, ovotransferrin, ovocleidin-17 and ovocleidin-116 for shell calcification process, characterised major calcium binding proteins (EDIL3, ALB, MFGE8, NUCB2), and described novel proteoglycans core proteins (GPC4, HAPLN3). We suggest that OVAL and OC-17 play a role in the stabilisation of ACC. Finally, we report proteins involved in the regulation of proteins driving the mineralisation. They correspond to numerous molecular chaperones including CLU, PPIB and OCX21, protease and protease inhibitors including OVM and CST3, and regulators of phosphorylation.
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- Pauline Marie
- INRA, UR83 Recherches avicoles, Fonction et Régulation des protéines de l'œuf, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- INRA, UMR INRA85, UMR CNRS 7247, Université de Tours, IFCE, Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, Plate-forme d'Analyse Intégrative des Biomolécules, Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- INRA, UR83 Recherches avicoles, Fonction et Régulation des protéines de l'œuf, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- INRA, UMR INRA85, UMR CNRS 7247, Université de Tours, IFCE, Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, Plate-forme d'Analyse Intégrative des Biomolécules, Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- INRA, UR83 Recherches avicoles, Fonction et Régulation des protéines de l'œuf, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- INRA, UR83 Recherches avicoles, Fonction et Régulation des protéines de l'œuf, F-37380 Nouzilly, France.
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Ha YW, Son MJ, Yun KS, Kim YS. Relationship between eggshell strength and keratan sulfate of eggshell membranes. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2007; 147:1109-15. [PMID: 17466551 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2006] [Revised: 03/16/2007] [Accepted: 03/24/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Eggshell strength is an important factor in an effort to minimize eggshell breakage, which is a significant problem in the egg production industry. In the current study, we isolated and quantified the specific glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) from the calcified eggshell and shell membranes, which are related to eggshell strength. Our data suggest that GAGs exist in calcified eggshell may influence morphology of shell but do not affect on increase of shell amount while GAGs of shell membranes are maybe highly associated with shell strength with an increase of shell weight. Shell strength showed a strong correlation with the content of GAGs (r=0.942, p<0.0005) and a weak relationship with uronic acid content (r=0.564, p=0.056) in shell membranes. Monosaccharides in shell membranes were determined by Bio-LC analysis for the identification of any specific GAGs related with shell strength. It indicates that the galactose content as a component of keratan sulfate (KS) has a significant correlation with eggshell strength (r=0.985, p<0.0005). These results suggest that eggshell strength is proportional to the KS content of eggshell membranes with an increase of eggshell weight.
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- Young Wan Ha
- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 28 Yeonkun-Dong, Jongno-Ku, Seoul 110-460, Republic of Korea
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Fernandez MS, Passalacqua K, Arias JI, Arias JL. Partial biomimetic reconstitution of avian eggshell formation. J Struct Biol 2004; 148:1-10. [PMID: 15363783 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2004.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2003] [Revised: 05/07/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The avian eggshell is a biocomposite ceramic consisting of minute amounts of organic matrix and a crystalline calcium carbonate (calcite) filler. It is formed by a well regulated spatio-temporal assembling process, where extracellular matrix proteins, especially the sulfated glycosaminoglycan anionic sites of specific proteoglycans, have been involved in nucleation and growth of the inorganic crystalline phase. Together with such extracellular matrix molecules, the activity of carbonic anhydrase, is crucial for the normal eggshell formation. Here, we studied the effect of dermatan sulfate and carbonic anhydrase on the in vitro calcification of non-mineralized eggshell membrane-mammillae substrate at different pH and incubation times. Crystal morphology was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. Crystal nucleation and growth was delayed at lower pH. Dermatan sulfate modified crystal morphology producing aggregates of large calcite crystals exhibiting a columnar morphology, contributing to the eggshell texture development. Carbonic anhydrase increased the velocity of crystal growth and eventually contributed to the fusion of the crystal aggregates to each other. Although, the effect of other macromolecules could not be ruled out, the combinatory effect of proteoglycans and carbonic anhydrase seems to be important for the control of eggshell formation.
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- M S Fernandez
- Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago
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Fernandez MS, Escobar C, Lavelin I, Pines M, Arias JL. Localization of osteopontin in oviduct tissue and eggshell during different stages of the avian egg laying cycle. J Struct Biol 2003; 143:171-80. [PMID: 14572472 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2003.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The avian eggshell is an acellular bioceramic containing organic and inorganic phases that are sequentially assembled during the time the egg moves along the oviduct. As it has been demonstrated in other mineralized tissues, mineralization of the eggshell is regulated by extracellular matrix proteins especially the anionic side chains of proteoglycans. Among them, osteopontin has been found in the avian eggshell and oviduct. However, its precise localization in the eggshell or in different oviduct regions during eggshell formation, nor its function have been established. By using anti-osteopontin antibody (OPN 1), we studied its immunolocalization in the isthmus, red isthmus and shell gland of the oviduct, and in the eggshell during formation. In the eggshell, osteopontin was localized in the core of the non-mineralized shell membrane fibers, in the base of the mammillae and in the outermost part of the palisade. In the oviduct, OPN 1 was localized in the ciliated epithelial but not in the tubular gland cells of the isthmus, in the ciliated epithelial cells of the red isthmus, and in the non-ciliated epithelial cells of the shell gland. The occurrence of osteopontin in each of the oviduct regions, coincided with the concomitant presence of the egg in such region. Considering the reported inhibitory function of osteopontin in other mineralized systems, together with its main occurrence in the non-mineralized parts of the eggshell and at the outermost part of the shell, suggests that this molecule could be part of the mechanism regulating the eggshell calcification.
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- M S Fernandez
- Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences and Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research in Materials (CIMAT), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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