Joël GAUTRON,
Lilian STAPANE, Nathalie LE ROY, Jacky EZAGAL Valérie LABAS, Lucie COMBES-SOIA
A. RODRIGUEZ-NAVARRO
M.T. HINCKE
Identification of extracellular vesicles involved in chicken eggshell
biomineralization
Initiation of mineralization
Gautron et al., 2016 ; Rodriguez-Navarro et al., 2015 ; Marie et al., 2015
ACC
transformation into calcite aggregates
Crystalline calcite units
formation
ACC (amorphous calcium carbonate)
calcite
Avian eggshell biomineralization
Mammillary knobs Eggshell
membranes
5h 6h 7h 23h
Cuticle deposition
End phase
ACC deposition
Preferential crystal orientation and
growth
Rapid growth 10h
Calcitic eggshell
Extracellular biomineralization (uterine fluid)
Gautron et al., 2016 ; Marie et al., 2015 ; Rodriguez-Navarro et al., 2015 ; Nys et al., 2010
Eggshell structure and organic matrix
Eggshell ultrastructure and mechanical properties
Key roles of the organic matrix:
Stabilize ACC, determine CaCO
3polymorph and crystal morphology
CaCO₃ 95% (calcite) Organic matrix 3,5%
edil3 et mfge8 : localization
Identical arrangement of the 2 chromosomes
EDIL3 MFGE8 HAPLN3 HAPLN1
HAPLN1 HAPLN3 ACAN VCAN EDIL3 MFGE8
Role in mineralization
in silico analysis: EDIL3 and MFGE8 evolution
EDIL3/MFGE8 and the nested genes are involved in bone formation
Stapane et al., 2019, J. Biol. Chemistry
Characterization of Gallus gallus EDIL3 and MFGE8 proteins
Stapane et al., 2019, J. Biol. Chemistry
vesicles
integrins annexins
Balcerzak et al., 2007; Rosenthal et al., 2011; Shapiro et al., 2015
EDIL3 and MFGE8 : biomineralization
Presence in bone/cartilage vesicles (chicken, human, mouse)
chicken uterus
Matrix vesicles identified in CaCO₃ biomineralization organisms: sea urchin, molluscs, …
(Vidavsky et al., 2014; Bahn et al., 2017)(Waqas et al., 2016; Dennis et al., 1996;
Fraser et al., 1998)
(Gautron, 2016; Marie et al., 2015)
Characterization of Gallus gallus EDIL3 and MFGE8 proteins
β α annexins
integrins
EDIL3/MFGE8 bind to vesicles ?
Marie et al., 2015
Ca
2+Stapane et al., 2019, J. Biol. Chemistry
Are vesicles involved in avian eggshell formation?
Vesicle presence?
β α Integrins
Phosphatidylserine
CaCO
3inside vesicles? ACC ?
EDIL3 and MFGE8 on vesicles ?
Uterine cells Uterine fluid
Mineralization site 1
2
3
Presence of vesicles in chicken eggshell biomineralization
Strong vesicular activity in oviduct parts where mineralization occured
1
White isthmus
Red
isthmus Uterus Magnum Bone Duodenum Kidney Liver
Stapane et al., Cellular & Molecular Life Sciences, submitted
Uterine fluid accumulates vesicles budding from uterus
Uterine cell
Uterine fluid Uterine fluid Exocytose
Exocytose
Vesicle
Presence of vesicles in chicken eggshell biomineralization
1
Stapane et al., Cellular & Molecular Life Sciences, submitted
Pure fluid
Fluid Ø vesicles
Vesicles
X X
EDIL3 and MFGE8 are present in uterine fluid vesicles ?
Pure fluid
Fluid Ø vesicles
Vesicles
X
1 2 3
1 2 3 1 2 3
Pure fluid Fluid Ø vesicles
Vesicles
2
EDIL3 and MFGE8 are vesicular proteins
Stapane et al., Cellular & Molecular Life Sciences, submitted
Uterine fluid vesicles and calcium carbonate
Uterine fluid vesicles enclose CaCO 3
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) on uterine fluid and energy dispersive X- ray Spectroscopy analysis (EDS)
3
Stapane et al., 2019, J. Biol. Chemistry
Uterine fluid vesicles and calcium carbonate
Transmission electron microscopy on uterine fluid And elemental mapping
MET-Electron dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
CaCO
3Calcium Calcium
CaCO
3Carbone
Oxygène
Carbon Oxygen
Uterine fluid vesicles enclose CaCO 3 on amorphous form
Amorphous calcium carbonate
SAE-Diffraction
3
Stapane et al., Cellular & Molecular Life Sciences, submitted
EDIL3
Other proteins involved in the vesicular transport
ANXA
1,2,8 CA4
PDCD6IP Syntenin-1
Ezrin
proteomics
ANXA2
ANXA8
PDCD6IP
CA4 CA4 Syntenin-1
Ezrin PDCD6IP
CO
2HCO
3-Ca
2+CaCO
3Uterus
ANXA1
Stapane et al., Cellular & Molecular Life Sciences, submitted
β α
Uterine fluid Uterine cells
Mineralisation site
Calcite
HCO3- CO2 Ca2+
Extra/intra-cellular vesicle
ACC
Paracellular ?
Transcellular Vesicular
Carbonic anhydrase 4
Annexins JAM Claudin
Calbindin-1
EDIL3/MFGE8
Blood vessels
SLC4A4-A5-A10
Diffusion ATP2B1-B2
SLC8A1-A3
TRPV2-3 Carbonic anhydrase 2
SLC26A9
Occludin
Transcellular Pathway
Paracellular Pathway ?
Vesicular Pathway
Summary-Conclusion
Infundibulum
Thank you for your attention
Acknowledgements Acknowledgements
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