Convergence in biomineralization patterns across animal eggshells

doi:10.1039/d5fd00028a

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	Convergence in biomineralization patterns across animal eggshells
	Debruyn, Gerben 1; Choi, Seung 2; Dobson, Jessica L.1; Maudens, Yana 3; De Clerck, Karen 3; Shawkey, Matthew D.1; Zhang, Shukang 4; D'Alba, Liliana 5
	2025-02-26
发表期刊	FARADAY DISCUSSIONS
ISSN	1359-6640
页码	19
通讯作者	Debruyn, Gerben(gerben.debruyn@ugent.be) ; D'Alba, Liliana(liliana.dalbaaltamirano@naturalis.nl)
摘要	Shelled eggs are key components of animal reproduction on land, evolving independently in distant lineages of terrestrial animals including nematodes, gastropods, annelids, arthropods and chordates. They perform critical functions such as the exchange of gases between embryo and the environment, desiccation avoidance and protection from harmful radiation, microbial infection and mechanical damage. A core mechanism behind eggshell multifunctionality is the incorporation of biominerals (mainly calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate) into the shell. Very little is known about eggshell structure in invertebrates, but some recent pioneering studies have proposed that similar mineralization patterns may have evolved convergently in eggshells of pulmonate gastropods, some insects, and vertebrates. However, because a detailed characterization of the structural and chemical composition of invertebrate eggshells is not available, it has not been possible to test this hypothesis. Here, we use computed tomography, electron microscopy, electron backscatter diffraction analyses, atomic force microscopy, spectroscopy, and histochemistry to characterize and compare microstructure and chemical composition of pulmonate gastropod, insect and vertebrate eggshells. These techniques revealed the universal presence of an organic matrix in mineralized eggshells. However, disparities in the distribution of calcium throughout the shell, crystallographic orientation that appears random in invertebrates (but not vertebrates), and presence of different calcium types including the rare and unstable vaterite highlight divergence whose functional significance should be the subject of future study.
DOI	10.1039/d5fd00028a
关键词[WOS]	AMORPHOUS CALCIUM-CARBONATE ; EGG-CAPSULES ; MATRIX ; ULTRASTRUCTURE ; ARCHITECTURE ; MEMBRANES ; PROTEINS ; CHORION ; MODEL ; LAYER
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	Air Force Office of Scientific Research[GOA7921N] ; FWO[FA9550-23-1-0622] ; AFOSR[FA8655-23-2-7041] ; EOARD
项目资助者	Air Force Office of Scientific Research ; FWO ; AFOSR ; EOARD
WOS研究方向	Chemistry
WOS类目	Chemistry, Physical
WOS记录号	WOS:001507363800001
出版者	ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/24637
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Debruyn, Gerben; D'Alba, Liliana
作者单位	1.Univ Ghent, Dept Biol, Evolut & Opt Nanostruct Grp, Karel Lodewijk Ledeganckstr 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium 2.Seoul Natl Univ, Res Inst Basic Sci, Seoul 08826, South Korea 3.Univ Ghent, Fac Engn & Architecture, Ctr Text Sci & Engn, Tech Lane Sci Pk 70a, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 5.Nat Biodivers Ctr, Darwinweg 2, NL-2333 CR Leiden, Netherlands
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Debruyn, Gerben,Choi, Seung,Dobson, Jessica L.,et al. Convergence in biomineralization patterns across animal eggshells[J]. FARADAY DISCUSSIONS,2025:19.
APA	Debruyn, Gerben.,Choi, Seung.,Dobson, Jessica L..,Maudens, Yana.,De Clerck, Karen.,...&D'Alba, Liliana.(2025).Convergence in biomineralization patterns across animal eggshells.FARADAY DISCUSSIONS,19.
MLA	Debruyn, Gerben,et al."Convergence in biomineralization patterns across animal eggshells".FARADAY DISCUSSIONS (2025):19.