MEIOTIC COMPETENCE ACQUISITION IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPEARANCE OF M-PHASE CHARACTERISTICS IN GROWING MOUSE OOCYTES
MEIOTIC COMPETENCE ACQUISITION IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPEARANCE OF M-PHASE CHARACTERISTICS IN GROWING MOUSE OOCYTES
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DOI:
10.1016/0012-1606(91)90063-9
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发表时间:
1991-01-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
ALBERTINI, DF
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作者:
WICKRAMASINGHE, D;EBERT, KM;ALBERTINI, DF
To determine whether the acquisition of meiotic competence during the growth phase of oogenesis is associated with the appearance of M-phase characteristics, oocytes obtained from 13- to 30-day-old mice were evaluated by fluorescence microscopy with respect to chromatin and microtubule organization,in vitromaturation ability, and the distribution of M-phase phosphoproteins. Meiotically incompetent oocytes were distinguished from their competent counterparts in displaying elaborate interphase-like arrays of cytoplasmic microtubules and dispersed germinal vesicle chromatin. Meiotically competent oocytes were larger in size, exhibited condensation of chromatin around the nucleolus, and displayed a progressive diminution of cytoplasmic microtubules in conjunction with the appearance of multiple microtubule organizing centers. After 24 hr in culture, medium- to large-sized oocytes exhibiting perinucleolar chromatin condensation resume meiosis whereas smaller meiotically incompetent oocytes retain GVs with diffuse chromatin. Moreover, indirect immunofluorescence studies using the M-phase phosphoprotein specific monoclonal antibody MPM-2 indicate that the appearance of reactive cytoplasmic foci is directly correlated with nuclear changes characteristic of meiotically competent oocytes. Thus, the earliest transition to a meiotically competent state during oocyte growth in the immature mouse ovary is characterized by stage-specific and coordinated modifications of nuclear and cytoplasmic components.