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Cobbaut M, McDonald NQ, Parker PJ. Control of atypical PKCι membrane dissociation by tyrosine phosphorylation within a PB1-C1 interdomain interface. J Biol Chem 2023:104847. [PMID: 37211093 PMCID: PMC10333572 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023] Open
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Atypical PKCs are cell polarity kinases that operate at the plasma membrane where they function within multiple molecular complexes to contribute to the establishment and maintenance of polarity. In contrast to the classical and novel PKCs, atypical PKCs do not respond to diacylglycerol cues to bind the membrane compartment. Until recently it was not clear how aPKCs are recruited; whether aPKCs can directly interact with membranes or whether they are dependent on other protein interactors to do so. Two recent studies identified the pseudo-substrate region and the C1 domain as direct membrane interaction modules, however their relative importance and coupling are unknown. We combined molecular modelling and functional assays to show that the regulatory module of aPKCι, comprising the PB1 pseudo-substrate and C1 domains, forms a cooperative and spatially continuous invariant membrane interaction platform. Furthermore, we show the coordinated orientation of membrane-binding elements within the regulatory module requires a key PB1-C1 interfacial β-strand (BSL). We show this element contains a highly conserved Tyr residue that can be phosphorylated and that negatively regulates the integrity of the regulatory module, leading to membrane release. We thus expose a hitherto unknown regulatory mechanism of aPKCι membrane binding and release during cell polarization.
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- Mathias Cobbaut
- Signalling and Structural Biology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK.
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- Signalling and Structural Biology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK; Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Birkbeck College, London, WC1E 7HX, UK.
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- Protein Phosphorylation Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK; School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, SE1 1UL, UK.
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Gindi N, Grossman H, Bar-Joseph H, Miller I, Nemerovsky L, Hadas R, Nevo N, Galiani D, Dekel N, Shalgi R. Fyn and argonaute 2 participate in maternal-mRNA degradation during mouse oocyte maturation. Cell Cycle 2022; 21:792-804. [PMID: 35104175 PMCID: PMC8973342 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2022.2031427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Fertilization triggers physiological degradation of maternal-mRNAs, which are then replaced by embryonic transcripts. Ample evidence suggests that Argonaut 2 (AGO2) is a possible post-fertilization regulator of maternal-mRNAs degradation; but its role in degradation of maternal-mRNAs during oocyte maturation remains obscure. Fyn, a member of the Src family kinases (SFKs), and an essential factor in oocyte maturation, was reported to inhibit AGO2 activity in oligodendrocytes. Our aim was to examine the role of Fyn and AGO2 in degradation of maternal-mRNAs during oocyte maturation by either suppressing their activity with SU6656 - an SFKs inhibitor; or by microinjecting DN-Fyn RNA for suppression of Fyn and BCl-137 for suppression of AGO2. Batches of fifteen mouse oocytes or embryos were analyzed by qPCR to measure the expression level of nine maternal-mRNAs that were selected for their known role in oocyte growth, maturation and early embryogenesis. We found that Fyn/SFKs are involved in maintaining the stability of at least four pre-transcribed mRNAs in oocytes at the germinal vesicle (GV) stage, whereas AGO2 had no role at this stage. During in-vivo oocyte maturation, eight maternal-mRNAs were significantly degraded. Inhibition of AGO2 prevented the degreadation of at least five maternal-mRNAs, whereas inhibition of Fyn/SFK prevented degradation of at least five Fyn maternal-mRNAs and two SFKs maternal-mRNAs; pointing at their role in promoting the physiological degradation which occurs during in-vivo oocyte maturation. Our findings imply the involvement of Fyn/SFKs in stabilization of maternal-mRNA at the GV stage and the involvement of Fyn, SFKs and AGO2 in degradation of maternal mRNAs during oocyte maturation.
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- Natalie Gindi
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-AvivIsrael
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-AvivIsrael
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- The Unit for Tmcr, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-AvivIsrael
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-AvivIsrael
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-AvivIsrael
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, RehovotIsrael
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, RehovotIsrael
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, RehovotIsrael
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, RehovotIsrael
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-AvivIsrael,CONTACT Ruth Shalgi Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv69978, Israel
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Uraji J, Scheffler K, Schuh M. Functions of actin in mouse oocytes at a glance. J Cell Sci 2018; 131:131/22/jcs218099. [PMID: 30467138 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.218099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Gametes undergo a specialized and reductional cell division termed meiosis. Female gametes (oocytes) undergo two rounds of meiosis; the first meiotic division produces the fertilizable egg, while the second meiotic division occurs upon fertilization. Both meiotic divisions are highly asymmetric, producing a large egg and small polar bodies. Actin takes over various essential function during oocyte meiosis, many of which commonly rely on microtubules in mitotic cells. Specifically, the actin network has been linked to long-range vesicle transport, nuclear positioning, spindle migration and anchorage, polar body extrusion and accurate chromosome segregation in mammalian oocytes. In this Cell Science at a Glance article and the accompanying poster, we summarize the many functions of the actin cytoskeleton in oocytes, with a focus on findings from the mouse model system.
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- Julia Uraji
- Department of Meiosis, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Meiosis, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Meiosis, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Liao Y, Chang HC, Liang FX, Chung PJ, Wei Y, Nguyen TP, Zhou G, Talebian S, Krey LC, Deng FM, Wong TW, Chicote JU, Grifo JA, Keefe DL, Shapiro E, Lepor H, Wu XR, DeSalle R, Garcia-España A, Kim SY, Sun TT. Uroplakins play conserved roles in egg fertilization and acquired additional urothelial functions during mammalian divergence. Mol Biol Cell 2018; 29:3128-3143. [PMID: 30303751 PMCID: PMC6340209 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e18-08-0496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Uroplakin (UP) tetraspanins and their associated proteins are major mammalian urothelial differentiation products that form unique two-dimensional crystals of 16-nm particles (“urothelial plaques”) covering the apical urothelial surface. Although uroplakins are highly expressed only in mammalian urothelium and are often referred to as being urothelium specific, they are also expressed in several mouse nonurothelial cell types in stomach, kidney, prostate, epididymis, testis/sperms, and ovary/oocytes. In oocytes, uroplakins colocalize with CD9 on cell-surface and multivesicular body-derived exosomes, and the cytoplasmic tail of UPIIIa undergoes a conserved fertilization-dependent, Fyn-mediated tyrosine phosphorylation that also occurs in Xenopus laevis eggs. Uroplakin knockout and antibody blocking reduce mouse eggs’ fertilization rate in in vitro fertilization assays, and UPII/IIIa double-knockout mice have a smaller litter size. Phylogenetic analyses showed that uroplakin sequences underwent significant mammal-specific changes. These results suggest that, by mediating signal transduction and modulating membrane stability that do not require two-dimensional-crystal formation, uroplakins can perform conserved and more ancestral fertilization functions in mouse and frog eggs. Uroplakins acquired the ability to form two-dimensional-crystalline plaques during mammalian divergence, enabling them to perform additional functions, including umbrella cell enlargement and the formation of permeability and mechanical barriers, to protect/modify the apical surface of the modern-day mammalian urothelium.
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- Yi Liao
- Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Regeneron, Tarrytown, NY 10591
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016.,Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Dermatology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Unitat De Recerca, Hospital Joan XXIII, Institut de Investigacio Sanitaria Pere Virgili (IISPV), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016.,Sackler Institute of Comparative Genomics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
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- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016.,Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, New York, NY 10010
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- Unitat De Recerca, Hospital Joan XXIII, Institut de Investigacio Sanitaria Pere Virgili (IISPV), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016.,Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016.,The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016.,Sackler Institute of Comparative Genomics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
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Fertilizable eggs develop from diploid precursor cells termed oocytes. Once every menstrual cycle, an oocyte matures into a fertilizable egg in the ovary. To this end, the oocyte eliminates half of its chromosomes into a small cell termed a polar body. The egg is then released into the Fallopian tube, where it can be fertilized. Upon fertilization, the egg completes the second meiotic division, and the mitotic division of the embryo starts. This review highlights recent work that has shed light on the cytoskeletal structures that drive the meiotic divisions of the oocyte in mammals. In particular, we focus on how mammalian oocytes assemble a microtubule spindle in the absence of centrosomes, how they position the spindle in preparation for polar body extrusion, and how the spindle segregates the chromosomes. We primarily focus on mouse oocytes as a model system but also highlight recent insights from human oocytes.
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- Binyam Mogessie
- Department of Meiosis, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Göttingen, Germany;
- Current affiliation: School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Meiosis, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Göttingen, Germany;
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- Department of Meiosis, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Göttingen, Germany;
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Xiao X, Ni Y, Yu C, Li L, Mao B, Yang Y, Zheng D, Silvestrini B, Cheng CY. Src family kinases (SFKs) and cell polarity in the testis. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2018; 81:46-53. [PMID: 29174914 PMCID: PMC5988912 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2017.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Non-receptor Src family kinases (SFKs), most notably c-Src and c-Yes, are recently shown to be expressed by Sertoli and/or germ cells in adult rat testes. Studies have shown that SFKs are involved in modulating the cell cytoskeletal function, and involved in endocytic vesicle-mediated protein endocytosis, transcytosis and/or recycling as well as intracellular protein degradation events. Furthermore, a knockdown to SFKs, in particular c-Yes, has shown to induce defects in spermatid polarity. These findings, coupled with emerging evidence in the field, thus prompt us to critically evaluate them to put forth a developing concept regarding the role of SFKs and cell polarity, which will become a basis to design experiments for future investigations.
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- Xiang Xiao
- Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013, China
- The Mary M. Wohlford Laboratory for Male Contraceptive Research, Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, 1230 York Ave, New York, New York 10065
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- Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013, China
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- Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013, China
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- The Mary M. Wohlford Laboratory for Male Contraceptive Research, Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, 1230 York Ave, New York, New York 10065
- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzho, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- The Mary M. Wohlford Laboratory for Male Contraceptive Research, Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, 1230 York Ave, New York, New York 10065
- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzho, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013, China
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- Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013, China
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- The Mary M. Wohlford Laboratory for Male Contraceptive Research, Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, 1230 York Ave, New York, New York 10065
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Panzica MT, McNally FJ. Mechanisms that prevent catastrophic interactions between paternal chromosomes and the oocyte meiotic spindle. Cell Cycle 2018; 17:529-534. [PMID: 29375006 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2018.1431495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Meiosis produces haploid gametes by accurately reducing chromosome ploidy through one round of DNA replication and two subsequent rounds of chromosome segregation and cell division. The cell divisions of female meiosis are highly asymmetric and give rise to a large egg and two very small polar bodies that do not contribute to development. These asymmetric divisions are driven by meiotic spindles that are small relative to the size of the egg and have one pole juxtaposed against the cell cortex to promote polar body extrusion. An additional unique feature of female meiosis is that fertilization occurs before extrusion of the second polar body in nearly all animal species. Thus sperm-derived chromosomes are present in the egg during female meiosis. Here, we explore the idea that the asymmetry of female meiosis spatially separates the sperm from the meiotic spindle to prevent detrimental interactions between the spindle and the paternal chromosomes.
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- Michelle T Panzica
- a Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology , University of California , Davis , Davis , CA , USA
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- a Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology , University of California , Davis , Davis , CA , USA
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Regulation of GVBD in mouse oocytes by miR-125a-3p and Fyn kinase through modulation of actin filaments. Sci Rep 2017; 7:2238. [PMID: 28533542 PMCID: PMC5440411 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02071-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Meiotically arrested oocytes are characterized by the presence of the nuclear structure known as germinal-vesicle (GV), the breakdown of which (GVBD) is associated with resumption of meiosis. Fyn is a pivotal factor in resumption of the first meiotic division; its inhibition markedly decreases the fraction of oocytes undergoing GVBD. Here, we reveal that in mouse oocytes Fyn is post-transcriptionally regulated by miR-125a-3p. We demonstrate that in oocytes resuming meiosis miR-125a-3p and Fyn exhibit a reciprocal expression pattern; miR-125a-3p decreases alongside with an increase in Fyn expression. Microinjection of miR-125a-3p inhibits GVBD, an effect that is markedly reduced by Fyn over-expression, and impairs the organization of the actin rim surrounding the nucleus. Lower rate of GVBD is also observed in oocytes exposed to cytochalasin-D or blebbistatin, which interfere with actin polymerization and contractility of actin bundles, respectively. By down-regulating Fyn in HEK-293T cells, miR-125a-3p reduces the interaction between actin and A-type lamins, which constitute the nuclear-lamina. Our findings suggest a mechanism, by which a decrease in miR-125a-3p during oocyte maturation facilitates GVBD by allowing Fyn up-regulation and the resulting stabilization of the interaction between actin and A-type lamins.
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Liang S, Guo J, Choi JW, Kim NH, Cui XS. Effect and possible mechanisms of melatonin treatment on the quality and developmental potential of aged bovine oocytes. Reprod Fertil Dev 2017; 29:1821-1831. [DOI: 10.1071/rd16223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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After reaching the metaphase II (MII) stage, unfertilised oocytes undergo a time-dependent process of quality deterioration referred to as oocyte aging. The associated morphological and cellular changes lead to decreased oocyte developmental potential. This study investigated the effect of exogenous melatonin supplementation on in vitro aged bovine oocytes and explored its underlying mechanisms. The levels of cytoplasmic reactive oxygen species and DNA damage response in bovine oocytes increased during in vitro aging. Meanwhile, maturation promoting factor activity significantly decreased and the proportion of morphologically abnormal oocytes significantly increased. Melatonin supplementation significantly decreased quality deterioration in aged bovine MII oocytes (P < 0.05). Additionally, it decreased the frequency of aberrant spindle organisation and cortical granule release during oocyte aging (P < 0.05). In the melatonin-supplemented group, mitochondrial membrane potential and ATP production were significantly increased compared with control. Furthermore, melatonin treatment significantly increased the speed of development of bovine oocytes to the blastocyst stage after in vitro fertilisation and significantly decreased the apoptotic rate in the blastocysts (P < 0.05). The expression of Bax and Casp3 in the blastocysts was significantly reduced after treatment with melatonin, whereas expression of Bcl2 significantly increased (P < 0.05). In conclusion, these findings suggest that supplementation of aged bovine oocytes with exogenous melatonin improves oocyte quality, thereby enhancing the developmental capacity of early embryos.
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Okamoto M, Nakayama Y, Kakihana A, Yuki R, Yamaguchi N, Yamaguchi N. Fyn Accelerates M Phase Progression by Promoting the Assembly of Mitotic Spindle Microtubules. J Cell Biochem 2015; 117:894-903. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.25373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Mai Okamoto
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical SciencesChiba UniversityChiba 260‐8675Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical SciencesChiba UniversityChiba 260‐8675Japan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyKyoto Pharmaceutical UniversityKyoto 607‐8414Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyKyoto Pharmaceutical UniversityKyoto 607‐8414Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical SciencesChiba UniversityChiba 260‐8675Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical SciencesChiba UniversityChiba 260‐8675Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical SciencesChiba UniversityChiba 260‐8675Japan
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Coticchio G, Dal Canto M, Mignini Renzini M, Guglielmo MC, Brambillasca F, Turchi D, Novara PV, Fadini R. Oocyte maturation: gamete-somatic cells interactions, meiotic resumption, cytoskeletal dynamics and cytoplasmic reorganization. Hum Reprod Update 2015; 21:427-54. [PMID: 25744083 DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmv011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 310] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND In a growth phase occurring during most of folliculogenesis, the oocyte produces and accumulates molecules and organelles that are fundamental for the development of the preimplantation embryo. At ovulation, growth is followed by a phase of maturation that, although confined within a short temporal window, encompasses modifications of the oocyte chromosome complement and rearrangements of cytoplasmic components that are crucial for the achievement of developmental competence. Cumulus cells (CCs) are central to the process of maturation, providing the oocyte with metabolic support and regulatory cues. METHODS PubMed was used to search the MEDLINE database for peer-reviewed original articles and reviews concerning oocyte maturation in mammals. Searches were performed adopting 'oocyte' and 'maturation' as main terms, in association with other keywords expressing concepts relevant to the subject. The most relevant publications, i.e. those concerning major phenomena occurring during oocyte maturation in established experimental models and the human species, were assessed and discussed critically to offer a comprehensive description of the process of oocyte maturation. RESULTS By applying the above described search criteria, 6165 publications were identified, of which 543 were review articles. The number of publications increased steadily from 1974 (n = 7) to 2013 (n = 293). In 2014, from January to the time of submission of this manuscript, 140 original manuscripts and reviews were published. The studies selected for this review extend previous knowledge and shed new and astounding knowledge on oocyte maturation. It has long been known that resumption of meiosis and progression to the metaphase II stage is intrinsic to oocyte maturation, but novel findings have revealed that specific chromatin configurations are indicative of a propensity of the oocyte to resume the meiotic process and acquire developmental competence. Recently, genetic integrity has also been characterized as a factor with important implications for oocyte maturation and quality. Changes occurring in the cytoplasmic compartment are equally fundamental. Microtubules, actin filaments and chromatin not only interact to finalize chromosome segregation, but also crucially co-operate to establish cell asymmetry. This allows polar body extrusion to be accomplished with minimal loss of cytoplasm. The cytoskeleton also orchestrates the rearrangement of organelles in preparation for fertilization. For example, during maturation the distribution of the endoplasmic reticulum undergoes major modifications guided by microtubules and microfilaments to make the oocyte more competent in the generation of intracellular Ca(2+) oscillations that are pivotal for triggering egg activation. Cumulus cells are inherent to the process of oocyte maturation, emitting regulatory signals via direct cell-to-cell contacts and paracrine factors. In addition to nurturing the oocyte with key metabolites, CCs regulate meiotic resumption and modulate the function of the oocyte cytoskeleton. CONCLUSIONS Although the importance of oocyte maturation for the achievement of female meiosis has long been recognized, until recently much less was known of the significance of this process in relation to other fundamental developmental events. Studies on chromatin dynamics and integrity have extended our understanding of female meiosis. Concomitantly, cytoskeletal and organelle changes and the ancillary role of CCs have been better appreciated. This is expected to inspire novel concepts and advances in assisted reproduction technologies, such as the development of novel in vitro maturation systems and the identification of biomarkers of oocyte quality.
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- Giovanni Coticchio
- Biogenesi Reproductive Medicine Centre, Istituti Clinici Zucchi, Via Zucchi 24, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Biogenesi Reproductive Medicine Centre, Istituti Clinici Zucchi, Via Zucchi 24, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Biogenesi Reproductive Medicine Centre, Istituti Clinici Zucchi, Via Zucchi 24, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Biogenesi Reproductive Medicine Centre, Istituti Clinici Zucchi, Via Zucchi 24, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Biogenesi Reproductive Medicine Centre, Istituti Clinici Zucchi, Via Zucchi 24, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Biogenesi Reproductive Medicine Centre, Istituti Clinici Zucchi, Via Zucchi 24, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Biogenesi Reproductive Medicine Centre, Istituti Clinici Zucchi, Via Zucchi 24, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Biogenesi Reproductive Medicine Centre, Istituti Clinici Zucchi, Via Zucchi 24, 20900 Monza, Italy
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Ohtake J, Sakurai M, Hoshino Y, Tanemura K, Sato E. Expression of focal adhesion kinase in mouse cumulus-oocyte complexes, and effect of phosphorylation at Tyr397 on cumulus expansion. Mol Reprod Dev 2015; 82:218-31. [PMID: 25692763 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 01/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
We investigated the expression of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) in mouse cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs), as well as the role of FAK phosphorylation at Tyr397 during oocyte maturation. The effect of inhibiting FAK phosphorylation at Tyr397 during in vitro maturation (IVM) on subsequent fertilization and preimplantation embryo development was also examined. Western blotting analyses revealed that total and Tyr397-phosphorylated FAK were expressed in vivo in both cumulus cells and oocytes. Immunocytochemical studies localized this kinase throughout the cytoplasm of cumulus cells and oocytes; in particular, Tyr397-phosphorylated FAK tended to accumulate in regions where cumulus cells contact each other. Interestingly, the in vivo level of Tyr397 phosphorylation in cumulus cells was significantly lower after compared to before cumulus expansion. Addition of FAK inhibitor 14, which specifically blocks phosphorylation at Tyr397, stimulated oocyte meiotic maturation and cumulus expansion during IVM in the absence of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). Reverse-transcriptase PCR showed that the mRNA expression of hyaluronan synthase 2 (Has2), a marker of cumulus expansion, was significantly induced in cumulus cells. Subsequent in vitro fertilization and culture showed that more oocytes developed to the blastocyst stage when they were treated with FAK inhibitor 14 during IVM, although the blastocyst total cell number was lower than in oocytes stimulated with FSH. These results indicate that FAK is involved in the maturation of COCs; specifically, phosphorylation at Tyr397 may regulate cumulus expansion via the expression of Has2 mRNA in cumulus cells, which could affect the developmental competence of oocytes.
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- Jun Ohtake
- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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McGinnis LK, Pelech S, Kinsey WH. Post-ovulatory aging of oocytes disrupts kinase signaling pathways and lysosome biogenesis. Mol Reprod Dev 2014; 81:928-45. [PMID: 25242074 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 08/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Post-ovulatory aging of oocytes results in the progressive loss of fertilization and developmental competence. This degradation of oocyte quality has been the object of numerous investigations, primarily focused on individual signaling pathways which provide limited insight into the status of global signaling events. The purpose of the present investigation was to comprehensively assess broad patterns of signaling pathway activity during in vitro aging as an initial step in defining control points that can be targeted to prevent the reduction in oocyte quality during prolonged culture. An antibody microarray-based phospho-proteome analysis performed on oocytes before and after eight hours of culture revealed significant changes in the abundance or activation state of 43 proteins that function in a wide variety of protein kinase-mediated signaling pathways. Several of the most significantly affected kinases were studied by Western blot and confocal immunofluorescence to corroborate the array results. Prolonged culture resulted in global changes in the abundance and activity of protein kinases that regulate the response to calcium, stress, and cell-cycle control. Examination of intracellular structures revealed a previously unrecognized increase in the abundance of large autophogagic lysosomes, which correlates with changes in protein kinase pathways. These results provide insight into the stresses experienced by oocytes during culture and the diversity of responses that results from them. The observed increase in autophagy-related activity, together with the disruptions in calcium signaling, cell-cycle, and stress-response pathways, have the potential to negatively impact oocyte quality by interfering with the normal sequence of biochemical changes that constitute egg activation following fertilization.
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- Lynda K McGinnis
- Department Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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Zhou D, Shen X, Gu Y, Zhang N, Li T, Wu X, Lei L. Effects of dimethyl sulfoxide on asymmetric division and cytokinesis in mouse oocytes. BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 2014; 14:28. [PMID: 24953160 PMCID: PMC4074394 DOI: 10.1186/1471-213x-14-28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 06/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is used extensively as a permeable cryoprotectant and is a common solvent utilized for several water-insoluble substances. DMSO has various biological and pharmacological activities; however, the effect of DMSO on mouse oocyte meiotic maturation remains unknown. RESULTS In DMSO-treated oocytes, we observed abnormal MII oocytes that contained large polar bodies, including 2-cell-like MII oocytes, during in vitro maturation. Oocyte polarization did not occur, due to the absence of actin cap formation and spindle migration. These features are among the primary causes of abnormal symmetric division; however, analysis of the mRNA expression levels of genes related to asymmetric division revealed no significant difference in the expression of these factors between the 3% DMSO-treated group and the control group. After each "blastomere" of the 2-cell-like MII stage oocytes was injected by one sperm head respectively, the oocytes still possessed the ability to extrude the second polar body from each "blastomere" and to begin cleavage. However, MII oocytes with large polar bodies developed to the blastocyst stage after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Furthermore, other permeable cryoprotectants, such as ethylene glycol and glycerol, also caused asymmetric division failure. CONCLUSION Permeable cryoprotectants, such as DMSO, ethylene glycol, and glycerol, affect asymmetric division. DMSO disrupts cytokinesis completion by inhibiting cortical reorganization and polarization. Oocytes that undergo symmetric division maintain the ability to begin cleavage after ICSI.
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
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Gioacchini G, Giorgini E, Vaccari L, Ferraris P, Sabbatini S, Bianchi V, Borini A, Carnevali O. A new approach to evaluate aging effects on human oocytes: Fourier transform infrared imaging spectroscopy study. Fertil Steril 2014; 101:120-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2013] [Revised: 09/03/2013] [Accepted: 09/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Kinsey WH. SRC-family tyrosine kinases in oogenesis, oocyte maturation and fertilization: an evolutionary perspective. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2014; 759:33-56. [PMID: 25030759 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0817-2_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The oocyte is a highly specialized cell poised to respond to fertilization with a unique set of actions needed to recognize and incorporate a single sperm, complete meiosis, reprogram maternal and paternal genomes and assemble them into a unique zygotic genome, and finally initiate the mitotic cell cycle. Oocytes accomplish this diverse series of events through an array of signal transduction pathway components that include a characteristic collection of protein tyrosine kinases. The src-family protein kinases (SFKs) figure importantly in this signaling array and oocytes characteristically express certain SFKs at high levels to provide for the unique actions that the oocyte must perform. The SFKs typically exhibit a distinct pattern of subcellular localization in oocytes and perform critical functions in different subcellular compartments at different steps during oocyte maturation and fertilization. While many aspects of SFK signaling are conserved among oocytes from different species, significant differences exist in the extent to which src-family-mediated pathways are used by oocytes from species that fertilize externally vs those which are fertilized internally. The observation that several oocyte functions which require SFK signaling appear to represent common points of failure during assisted reproductive techniques in humans, highlights the importance of these signaling pathways for human reproductive health.
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- William H Kinsey
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA,
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Sun SC, Kim NH. Molecular mechanisms of asymmetric division in oocytes. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2013; 19:883-897. [PMID: 23764118 DOI: 10.1017/s1431927613001566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In contrast to symmetric division in mitosis, mammalian oocyte maturation is characterized by asymmetric cell division that produces a large egg and a small polar body. The asymmetry results from oocyte polarization, which includes spindle positioning, migration, and cortical reorganization, and this process is critical for fertilization and the retention of maternal components for early embryo development. Although actin dynamics are involved in this process, the molecular mechanism underlying this remained unclear until the use of confocal microscopy and live cell imaging became widespread in recent years. Information obtained through a PubMed database search of all articles published in English between 2000 and 2012 that included the phrases "oocyte, actin, spindle migration," "oocyte, actin, polar body," or "oocyte, actin, asymmetric division" was reviewed. The actin nucleation factor actin-related protein 2/3 complex and its nucleation-promoting factors, formins and Spire, and regulators such as small GTPases, partitioning-defective/protein kinase C, Fyn, microRNAs, cis-Golgi apparatus components, myosin/myosin light-chain kinase, spindle stability regulators, and spindle assembly checkpoint regulators, play critical roles in asymmetric cell division in oocytes. This review summarizes recent findings on these actin-related regulators in mammalian oocyte asymmetric division and outlines a complete signaling pathway.
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- Shao-Chen Sun
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Dehapiot B, Halet G. Ran GTPase promotes oocyte polarization by regulating ERM (Ezrin/Radixin/Moesin) inactivation. Cell Cycle 2013; 12:1672-8. [PMID: 23656777 DOI: 10.4161/cc.24901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Asymmetric meiotic divisions in mammalian oocytes are driven by the eccentric positioning of the spindle, along with a dramatic reorganization of the overlying cortex, including a loss of microvilli and formation of a thick actin cap. Actin polarization relies on a Ran-GTP gradient centered on metaphase chromosomes; however, the downstream signaling cascade is not completely understood. In a recent study, we have shown that Ran promotes actin cap formation via the polarized activation of Cdc42. The related GTPase Rac is also activated in a polarized fashion in the oocyte cortex and co-localizes with active Cdc42. In other cells, microvilli collapse can be triggered by inactivation of the ERM (Ezrin/Radixin/Moesin) family of actin-membrane crosslinkers under the control of Rac. Accordingly, we show here that Ran-GTP promotes a substantial loss of phosphorylated ERMs in the cortex overlying the spindle in mouse oocytes. However, this polarized phospho-ERM exclusion zone was unaffected by Rac or Cdc42 inhibition. Therefore, we suggest that Ran activates two distinct pathways to regulate actin cap formation and microvilli disassembly in the polarized cortex of mouse oocytes. The possibility of a crosstalk between Rho GTPase and ERM signaling and a role for ERM inactivation in promoting cortical actin dynamics are also discussed.
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- Benoit Dehapiot
- Institut de Génétique et Développement de Rennes, CNRS UMR 6290; Rennes, France
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The road to maturation: somatic cell interaction and self-organization of the mammalian oocyte. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2013; 14:141-52. [PMID: 23429793 DOI: 10.1038/nrm3531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 333] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Mammalian oocytes go through a long and complex developmental process while acquiring the competencies that are required for fertilization and embryogenesis. Recent advances in molecular genetics and quantitative live imaging reveal new insights into the molecular basis of the communication between the oocyte and ovarian somatic cells as well as the dynamic cytoskeleton-based events that drive each step along the pathway to maturity. Whereas self-organization of microtubules and motor proteins direct meiotic spindle assembly for achieving genome reduction, actin filaments are instrumental for spindle positioning and the establishment of oocyte polarity needed for extrusion of polar bodies. Meiotic chromatin provides key instructive signals while being 'chauffeured' by both cytoskeletal systems.
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During oogenesis in mammals, the germ line interacts with ovarian somatic cells as follicles assemble, grow, ovulate, and die. As a result, these interactions with granulosa cells determine germ cell fate as the oocyte undergoes hypertrophy, the final stages of meiosis, and preparations required for successful fertilization. Over the past 15 years, investigators using a range of experimental approaches have uncovered the existence of multiple modalities for signaling between the oocyte and companion granulosa cells that play essential and sometimes overlapping roles during the growth and maturative phases of oogenesis. Five modalities of intercellular signaling are considered in the context of regulating oocyte gene expression, metabolism, spatial patterning, and the cell cycle. While some forms of signaling predominate at specific stages of oogenesis, such as during the assembly of primordial follicles, it is apparent that combinations of modalities work in concert to control events associated with ovulation when both nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation occur. A final key feature of the signaling platform underscoring the protracted process of oogenesis is the existence of negative and positive feedback loops designed to coordinate the tempo of oogenesis and folliculogenesis at key developmental transitions.
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- Lynda K McGinnis
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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Maddox AS, Azoury J, Dumont J. Polar body cytokinesis. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2012; 69:855-68. [PMID: 22927361 DOI: 10.1002/cm.21064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2012] [Accepted: 08/20/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Polar body cytokinesis is the physical separation of a small polar body from a larger oocyte or ovum. This maternal meiotic division shares many similarities with mitotic and spermatogenic cytokinesis, but there are several distinctions, which will be discussed in this review. We synthesize results from many different model species, including those popular for their genetics and several that are more obscure in modern cell biology. The site of polar body division is determined before anaphase, by the eccentric, cortically associated meiotic spindle. Depending on the species, either the actin or microtubule cytoskeleton is required for spindle anchoring. Chromatin is necessary and sufficient to elicit differentiation of the associated cortex, via Ran-based signaling. The midzone of the anaphase spindle serves as a hub for regulatory complexes that elicit Rho activation, and ultimately actomyosin contractile ring assembly and contraction. Polar body cytokinesis uniquely requires another Rho family GTPase, Cdc42, for dynamic reorganization of the polar cortex. This is perhaps due to the considerable asymmetry of this division, wherein the polar body and the oocyte/ovum have distinct fates and very different sizes. Thus, maternal meiotic cytokinesis appears to occur via simultaneous polar relaxation and equatorial contraction, since the polar body is extruded from the spherical oocyte through the nascent contractile ring. As such, polar body cytokinesis is an interesting and important variation on the theme of cell division.
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- Amy Shaub Maddox
- Institut de recherche en immunology et en cancerologie (IRIC), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
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Luo J, Gupta V, Kern B, Tash JS, Sanchez G, Blanco G, Kinsey WH. Role of FYN kinase in spermatogenesis: defects characteristic of Fyn-null sperm in mice. Biol Reprod 2012; 86:1-8. [PMID: 21918125 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.093864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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FYN kinase is highly expressed in the testis and has been implicated in testis and sperm function, yet specific roles for this kinase in testis somatic and germ cells have not been defined. The purpose of the present investigation was to identify aspects of spermatogenesis, spermiation, or sperm fertilizing capacity that required FYN for normal reproductive function. Matings between Fyn-null males and wild-type females resulted in normal litter sizes, despite the fact that Fyn-null males exhibited reduced epididymal size and sperm count. Morphological analysis revealed a high frequency of abnormal sperm morphology among Fyn-null sperm, and artificial insemination competition studies demonstrated that Fyn-null sperm possessed reduced fertilizing capacity. Fyn-null sperm exhibited nearly normal motility during capacitation in vitro but reduced ability to undergo the acrosome reaction and fertilize oocytes. The typical pattern of capacitation-induced protein tyrosine phosphorylation was slightly modified in Fyn-null sperm, with reduced abundance of several minor phosphoproteins. These findings are consistent with a model in which FYN kinase plays an important role in proper shaping of the head and acrosome within the testis and possibly an additional role in the sperm acrosome reaction, events required for development of full fertilizing capacity in sperm.
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- Jinping Luo
- Interdisciplinary Center for Male Contraceptive Research and Drug Development, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, USA
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Levi M, Ninio-Mani L, Shalgi R. Src protein kinases in mouse and rat oocytes and embryos. Results Probl Cell Differ 2012; 55:93-106. [PMID: 22918802 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-30406-4_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Meiosis of the mammalian oocytes is a specialized cell division, initiated during the female's embryonic life. It arrests at the germinal vesicle (GV) stage and resumes with GV breakdown, followed by segregation of the chromosomes and extrusion of the first polar body in an asymmetric cell division that concludes the first meiotic division, before arresting at metaphase of the second meiotic division (MII). Once fertilized, the oocyte exits from MII, extrudes the second polar body, and the developing zygote will continue dividing to create a blastocyst. Although the two processes of meiosis and mitosis have different developmental functions, it is believed that they share similar mechanisms. Src family kinases (SFKs) are nine non-receptor protein tyrosine kinases that regulate many key cellular functions including meiotic and mitotic cell cycles. In this review we discuss the involvement of SFKs in meiotic and mitotic cell cycle key processes as nuclear envelope breakdown, spindle stabilization, karyokinetic exit from metaphase, regulation of cortical actin, and cytokinetic cleavage furrow ingression.
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- Mattan Levi
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Tel Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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McGinnis LK, Carroll DJ, Kinsey WH. Protein tyrosine kinase signaling during oocyte maturation and fertilization. Mol Reprod Dev 2011; 78:831-45. [PMID: 21681843 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.21326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2010] [Accepted: 04/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The oocyte is a highly specialized cell capable of accumulating and storing energy supplies as well as maternal transcripts and pre-positioned signal transduction components needed for zygotic development, undergoing meiosis under control of paracrine signals from the follicle, fusing with a single sperm during fertilization, and zygotic development. The oocyte accomplishes this diverse series of events by establishing an array of signal transduction pathway components that include a select collection of protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) that are expressed at levels significantly higher than most other cell types. This array of PTKs includes cytosolic kinases such as SRC-family PTKs (FYN and YES), and FAK kinases, as well as FER. These kinases typically exhibit distinct patterns of localization and in some cases are translocated from one subcellular compartment to another during meiosis. Significant differences exist in the extent to which PTK-mediated pathways are used by oocytes from species that fertilize externally versus internally. The PTK activation profiles as well as calcium signaling pattern seems to correlate with the extent to which a rapid block to polyspermy is required by the biology of each species. Suppression of each of the SRC-family PTKs as well as FER kinase results in failure of meiotic maturation or zygote development, indicating that these PTKs are important for oocyte quality and developmental potential. Future studies will hopefully reveal the extent to which these factors impact clinical assisted reproductive techniques in domestic animals and humans.
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- Lynda K McGinnis
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA.
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McGinnis LK, Hong X, Christenson LK, Kinsey WH. Fer tyrosine kinase is required for germinal vesicle breakdown and meiosis-I in mouse oocytes. Mol Reprod Dev 2011; 78:33-47. [PMID: 21268181 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.21264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The control of microtubule and actin-mediated events that direct the physical arrangement and separation of chromosomes during meiosis is critical since failure to maintain chromosome organization can lead to germ cell aneuploidy. Our previous studies demonstrated a role for FYN tyrosine kinase in chromosome and spindle organization and in cortical polarity of the mature mammalian oocyte. In addition to Fyn, mammalian oocytes express the protein tyrosine kinase Fer at high levels relative to other tissues. The objective of the present study was to determine the function of this kinase in the oocyte. Feline encephalitis virus (FES)-related kinase (FER) protein was uniformly distributed in the ooplasm of small oocytes, but became concentrated in the germinal vesicle (GV) during oocyte growth. After germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD), FER associated with the metaphase-I (MI) and metaphase-II (MII) spindles. Suppression of Fer expression by siRNA knockdown in GV stage oocytes did not prevent activation of cyclin dependent kinase 1 activity or chromosome condensation during in vitro maturation, but did arrest oocytes prior to GVBD or during MI. The resultant phenotype displayed condensed chromosomes trapped in the GV, or condensed chromosomes poorly arranged in a metaphase plate but with an underdeveloped spindle microtubule structure or chromosomes compacted into a tight sphere. The results demonstrate that FER kinase plays a critical role in oocyte meiotic spindle microtubule dynamics and may have an additional function in GVBD.
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- Lynda K McGinnis
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical School, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA.
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Levi M, Kaplan-Kraicer R, Shalgi R. Regulation of division in mammalian oocytes: implications for polar body formation. Mol Hum Reprod 2011; 17:328-34. [DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gar025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Levi M, Maro B, Shalgi R. The conformation and activation of Fyn kinase in the oocyte determine its localisation to the spindle poles and cleavage furrow. Reprod Fertil Dev 2011; 23:846-57. [DOI: 10.1071/rd11033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Several lines of evidence imply the involvement of Fyn, a Src family kinase, in cell-cycle control and cytoskeleton organisation in somatic cells. By live cell confocal imaging of immunostained or cRNA-microinjected mouse oocytes at metaphase of the second meiotic division, membrane localisation of active and non-active Fyn was demonstrated. However, Fyn with a disrupted membrane-binding domain at its N-terminus was targeted to the cytoplasm and spindle in its non-active form and concentrated at the spindle poles when active. During metaphase exit, the amount of phosphorylated Fyn and of spindle-poles Fyn decreased and it started appearing at the membrane area of the cleavage furrow surrounding the spindle midzone, either asymmetrically during polar body II extrusion or symmetrically during mitosis. These results demonstrate that post-translational modifications of Fyn, probably palmitoylation, determine its localisation and function; localisation of de-palmitoylated active Fyn to the spindle poles is involved in spindle pole integrity during metaphase, whereas the localisation of N-terminus palmitoylated Fyn at the membrane near the cleavage furrow indicates its participation in furrow ingression during cytokinesis.
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Levi M, Maro B, Shalgi R. Fyn kinase is involved in cleavage furrow ingression during meiosis and mitosis. Reproduction 2010; 140:827-34. [PMID: 20841362 DOI: 10.1530/rep-10-0312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Fertilization of mammalian oocytes triggers their exit from the second meiotic division metaphase arrest. The extrusion of the second polar body (PBII) that marks the completion of meiosis is followed by the first mitotic cleavage of the zygote. Several lines of evidence in somatic cells imply the involvement of Fyn, an Src family kinase (SFK), in cell cycle control and actin functions. In this study, we demonstrate, using live cell confocal imaging and microinjection of Fyn cRNAs, the recruitment of Fyn to the oocyte's cortical area overlying the chromosomes and its colocalization with filamentous actin (F-actin) during exit from the meiotic metaphase. Fyn concentrated asymmetrically at the cortical site designated for ingression of the PBII cleavage furrow, where F-actin had already been accumulated, and then redispersed throughout the entire cortex only to be recruited again to the cleavage furrow during the first mitotic division. Although microinjection of dominant negative Fyn did not affect initiation of the cleavage furrow, it prolonged the average duration of ingression, decreased the rates of PB extrusion and of the first cleavage, and led to the formation of bigger PBs and longer spindles. Extrusion of the PBII was blocked in oocytes exposed to SU6656, an SFK inhibitor. Our results demonstrate, for the first time, a continuous colocalization of Fyn and F-actin during meiosis and imply a role for the SFKs, in general, and for Fyn, in particular, in regulating pathways that involve actin cytoskeleton, during ingression of the meiotic and mitotic cleavage furrows.
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- Mattan Levi
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel
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Luo J, McGinnis LK, Kinsey WH. Role of Fyn kinase in oocyte developmental potential. Reprod Fertil Dev 2010; 22:966-76. [PMID: 20591331 DOI: 10.1071/rd09311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2009] [Accepted: 01/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Fyn kinase is highly expressed in oocytes, with inhibitor and dominant-negative studies suggesting a role in the signal transduction events during egg activation. The purpose of the present investigation was to test the hypothesis that Fyn is required for calcium signalling, meiosis resumption and pronuclear congression using the Fyn-knockout mouse as a model. Accelerated breeding studies revealed that Fyn-null females produced smaller litter sizes at longer intervals and exhibited a rapid decline in pup production with increasing age. Fyn-null females produced a similar number of oocytes, but the frequency of immature oocytes and mature oocytes with spindle chromosome abnormalities was significantly higher than in controls. Fertilised Fyn-null oocytes frequently (24%) failed to undergo pronuclear congression and remained at the one-cell stage. Stimulation with gonadotropins increased the number of oocytes ovulated, but did not overcome the above defects. Fyn-null oocytes overexpressed Yes kinase in an apparent effort to compensate for the loss of Fyn, yet still exhibited an altered pattern of protein tyrosine phosphorylation. In summary, Fyn-null female mice exhibit reduced fertility that appears to result from actin cytoskeletal defects rather than calcium signalling. These defects cause developmental arrest during oocyte maturation and pronuclear congression.
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- Jinping Luo
- Center for Reproductive Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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Brunet S, Verlhac MH. Positioning to get out of meiosis: the asymmetry of division. Hum Reprod Update 2010; 17:68-75. [DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmq044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Muciaccia B, Sette C, Paronetto MP, Barchi M, Pensini S, D'Agostino A, Gandini L, Geremia R, Stefanini M, Rossi P. Expression of a truncated form of KIT tyrosine kinase in human spermatozoa correlates with sperm DNA integrity. Hum Reprod 2010; 25:2188-202. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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McGinnis LK, Albertini DF. Dynamics of protein phosphorylation during meiotic maturation. J Assist Reprod Genet 2010; 27:169-82. [PMID: 20174967 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-010-9391-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2009] [Accepted: 01/14/2010] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To ask whether distinct kinase signaling pathways mediate cytoplasmic or nuclear maturation of mouse oocytes and if in vitro maturation influences the distribution and timing of these phosphorylation events. METHODS Mouse cumulus oocyte complexes (COCs) were matured under conditions known to influence oocyte quality (basal or supplemented media) and assayed with epitope specific antibodies that would distinguish between Cdk1 or tyrosine kinase targets at 0, 2, 4, 8, and 16 hrs. Semi-quantitative image analysis was used to assess the topographical patterns of protein phosphorylation during in vitro maturation. In vitro fertilization and embryo culture were used to examine the effects of culture conditions on developmental potential. RESULTS Protein tyrosine phosphorylation increased during meiotic progression from methaphase-I to metaphase-II. Levels were significantly higher in the oocyte cortex. Levels of cortical staining are enhanced in oocytes matured in supplemented media that displayed higher developmental competence. In contrast, bulk substrates for Cdk1 kinase localize to the meiotic spindle while cytoplasmic levels of kinase activity increase throughout meiotic progression; culture media had no measurable effect. Ablation of the tyrosine kinase Fyn significantly reduced cortical levels of tyrosine phosphorylation. CONCLUSIONS The findings indicate that distinct signaling pathways mediate nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation during in vitro maturation in a fashion consistent with a role for tyrosine kinases in cortical maturation and oocyte quality.
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- Lynda K McGinnis
- Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., mail stop 3038, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
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