CYTOKINESIS AND CYTOCHALASIN-INDUCED FURROW REGRESSION IN FIRST-CLEAVAGE ZYGOTE OF XENOPUS-LAEVIS
CYTOKINESIS AND CYTOCHALASIN-INDUCED FURROW REGRESSION IN FIRST-CLEAVAGE ZYGOTE OF XENOPUS-LAEVIS
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10.1007/bf00330921
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1971-01-01
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BLUEMINK, JG
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BLUEMINK, JG
The egg cleavage and the cytochalasin effect has been investigated in the first-cleavage zygotes ofXenopus laevis.—Furrow formation results from the joint action of surface constriction, junction formation, and ingrowth of new membrane. During the constriction phase lanthanum-binding exudate is deposited in the furrow gap. This material is distributed in dispersed patches (Ø 200 Å) giving rise to a “bur” surface which coats interdigitating cell protrusions. At places where protrusions meet they form 160 Å wide adherent junctions which provisionally fix the contracted furrow. At the end of the constriction phase (which ultimately accounts for 15 per cent of the reduction in egg diameter in the plane of cleavage) the layer of 100 Å filaments beneath the furrow bottom is split by local ingrowth of new membrane, and the filaments take up lateral positions. Furrow ingrowth proceeds by bilateral insertion of new membrane.The application of 7.5 μg/ml cytochalasin B (CCB) leads to furrow regression without blocking contractility. CCBprimarilyaffects the cell surface, and onlyindirectlyaffects the microfilament system. It interferes with cell junction formation and deranges furrow ingrowth. In the absence of stable 160 Å wide, adherent junctions the new membrane grows outwards instead of inwards. The results are discussed with reference to furrow regression induced by other membrane-destabilizing agents such as phospholipase C. Comparison reveals that CCB in addition facilitates the insertion of new cell membrane—. To interpret the biological effects of cytochalasin an alternative working hypothesis is presented, which meets the objections that can be raised against the concept that cytochalasin B specifically interferes with thin microfilaments.