CELL-SHAPE AND MEMBRANE CHANGES IN 8-CELL MOUSE EMBRYO - PREREQUISITES FOR MORPHOGENESIS OF BLASTOCYST
CELL-SHAPE AND MEMBRANE CHANGES IN 8-CELL MOUSE EMBRYO - PREREQUISITES FOR MORPHOGENESIS OF BLASTOCYST
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DOI:
10.1016/0012-1606(75)90262-6
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发表时间:
1975-01-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
ANDERSON, E
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作者:
DUCIBELLA, T;ANDERSON, E
At the eight-cell stage, the blastomeres of the preimplantation mouse embryo undergo a dramatic shape change, compaction, which is considered essential to the future segregation of presumptive cell types. This investigation demonstrates that compaction 1) occursin vivo, 2) is accompanied by the formation of tight and gap junctions and 3) can be reversibly inhibitedin vitroby calcium-depleted medium and also by cytochalasin B (CCB). Although microtubules frequently are observed in cortical regions where compaction is proceeding, colcemid and colchicine have no inhibitory effect.Calcium-free medium and CCB dissociate compacted embryos, over 50% of which recover in normal medium in 3 and 0.25 hr, respectively. The Ca2+threshold for compaction is approximately 0.1–0.2 mMand may be required for normal intercellular adhesions. Since compaction marks the beginning of tight junction formation and provides the necessary cell-to-cell apposition for the development of the zonula occludens at the morula stage, it is considered to be the initial step in blastocyst morphogenesis. In addition, this investigation provides the means to reprogram compaction by reversible inhibition and thereby study theories of cell determination.