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Omics as a Window To Unravel the Dynamic Changes of Egg Components during Chicken Embryonic Development
Yaqi Meng1, Ning Qiu1, Vincent Guyonnet2
1Key Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, People's Republic of China.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
|October 28, 2021
Summary
Chicken eggs provide a complete model for embryonic development, offering insights into nutrition and disease. Integrating multi-omics data reveals the dynamic interplay of egg components crucial for immunity and organogenesis.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Biology
- Molecular Biology
- Nutritional Science
Background:
- Chicken eggs are self-sufficient biological systems essential for embryonic development.
- They serve as models for studying early embryo nutrition and disease origins.
- Egg-based products can be developed for specific applications.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the dynamic molecular processes of chicken egg components during embryonic development.
- To highlight the importance of integrating multi-omics data (transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics).
- To describe the interplay of egg components in embryonic development.
Main Methods:
- Integrative review of existing literature.
- Analysis of dynamic molecular processes during embryogenesis.
- Assessment of multi-omics data integration.
Main Results:
- Individual molecules do not function in isolation during embryogenesis.
- Integrating omics data provides a holistic understanding of molecular interactions.
- Key interplay identified in immunity, hematopoiesis, organ formation, and nutrient transport.
Conclusions:
- A systematic and holistic assessment requires integrated omics approaches.
- The dynamic interplay of egg components is critical for successful embryonic development.
- Understanding these molecular interactions can inform egg-based product development and disease research.
