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Nair R, Manikkath J, Hegde AR, Mutalik S, Kalthur G, Adiga SK. Liposome-encapsulated diacyl glycerol and inositol triphosphate-induced delayed oocyte activation and poor development of parthenotes. J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2017; 18:102-109. [PMID: 28890423 PMCID: PMC5590204 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.2017.0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Objective: To explore the ability of diacyl glycerol (DAG) and inositol triphosphate (IP3), two major secondary messengers in the calcium signaling pathway, in activating oocytes. Material and Methods: Oocyte cumulus complex obtained from superovulated Swiss albino mice were incubated in M16 medium with liposome-encapsulated 1,2-Dipalmitoyl-sn-glycerol (LEDAG) and/or IP3 for 3 h. Strontium chloride was used as positive control. The activation potential, ploidy status, and blastocyst rate was calculated. Results: Both DAG and IP3, individually, induced activation in ~98% of oocytes, which was significantly higher (p<0.01) than activation induced by strontium chloride (60%). Delayed pronucleus formation and a higher percentage of diploid parthenotes was observed in oocytes activated with LEDAG and/or IP3. However, these embryos failed to progress beyond the 6-8–cell stage. Only when the medium was supplemented with LEDAG (5 μg/mL) and IP3 (10 μg/mL) could activated oocytes progress till the blastocyst stage (5.26%), which was lower than the blastocyst rate in the positive controls (13.91%). Conclusion: The results of the present study indicate that DAG and IP3 can induce delayed oocyte activation and poor development of parthenotes in vitro.
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- Ramya Nair
- Department of Clinical Embryology, Central Research Lab, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, India
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- Department of Clinical Embryology, Central Research Lab, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India
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- Department of Clinical Embryology, Central Research Lab, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India
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Zinc depletion activates porcine metaphase II oocytes independently of the protein kinase C pathway. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2014; 50:945-51. [DOI: 10.1007/s11626-014-9784-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 05/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C regulates transferrin endocytosis in the African trypanosome. Biochem J 2009; 417:685-94. [DOI: 10.1042/bj20080167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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GPI-PLC (glycosylphosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C) is expressed in bloodstream-form Trypanosoma brucei, a protozoan that causes human African trypanosomiasis. Loss of genes encoding GPI-PLC reduces the virulence of a pleomorphic strain of the parasite, for reasons that are not clear. In the present paper, we report that GPI-PLC stimulates endocytosis of transferrin by 300–500%. Surprisingly, GPI-PLC is not detected at endosomes, suggesting that the enzyme does not interact directly with the endosomal machinery. We therefore hypothesized that a diffusible product of the GPI-PLC enzyme reaction [possibly DAG (diacylglycerol)] mediated the biological effects of the protein. Two sets of data support this assertion. First, a catalytically inactive Q81L mutant of GPI-PLC, expressed in a GPI-PLC-null background, had no effect on endocytosis, indicating that enzyme activity is essential for the protein to stimulate endocytosis. Secondly, the exogenous DAGs OAG (1-oleyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol) and DMG (dimyristoylglycerol) independently stimulated endocytosis of transferrin. Furthermore, the DAG mimic PMA, a phorbol ester, also activated endocytosis in T. brucei. DAG-stimulated endocytosis is a novel pathway in the trypanosome. We surmise that (i) GPI-PLC regulates transferrin endocytosis in T. brucei, (ii) GPI-PLC is a signalling enzyme, and (iii) DAG is a second messenger for GPI-PLC. We propose that regulation of endocytosis is a physiological function of GPI-PLC in bloodstream T. brucei.
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Tatone C, Carbone MC. Possible involvement of integrin-mediated signalling in oocyte activation: evidence that a cyclic RGD-containing peptide can stimulate protein kinase C and cortical granule exocytosis in mouse oocytes. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2006; 4:48. [PMID: 16999867 PMCID: PMC1592494 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-4-48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2006] [Accepted: 09/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mammalian sperm-oocyte interaction at fertilization involves several combined interactions between integrins on the oocyte and integrin ligands (disintegrins) on the sperm. Recent research has indicated the ability of peptides containing the RGD sequence that characterized several sperm disintegrins, to induce intracellular Ca2+ transients and to initiate parthenogenetic development in amphibian and bovine oocytes. In the present study, we investigate the hypothesis that an integrin-associated signalling may participate in oocyte activation signalling by determining the ability of a cyclic RGD-containing peptide to stimulate the activation of protein kinase C (PKC) and the exocytosis of cortical granules in mouse oocytes. METHODS An In-Vitro-Fertilization assay (IVF) was carried in order to test the condition under which a peptide containing the RGD sequence, cyclo(Arg-Gly-Asp-D-Phe-Val), was able to inhibit sperm fusion with zona-free mouse oocytes at metaphase II stage. PKC activity was determined by means of an assay based on the ability of cell lysates to phosphorylate MARKS peptide, a specific PKC substrate. Loss of cortical granules was evaluated by measuring density in the oocyte cortex of cortical granules stained with LCA-biotin/Texas red-streptavidin. In all the experiments, effects of a control peptide containing a non RGD sequence, cyclo(Arg-Ala-Asp-D-Phe-Val), were evaluated. RESULTS The IVF assay revealed that the fusion rate declined significantly when insemination was carried out in the presence of cyclic RGD peptide at concentrations > or = 250 microM (P < 0.05, Student-Newman-Keuls Method). When the peptide was applied to the oocytes at these concentrations, a dose-dependent increase of PKC activity was observed, in association with a loss of cortical granules ranging from 38+/-2.5 % to 52+/-5.4 %. Evaluation of meiotic status revealed that cyclic RGD peptide was ineffective in inducing meiosis resumption under conditions used in the present study. CONCLUSION The presents results provide evidence that a cyclic RGD peptide highly effective in inhibiting sperm-oocyte interaction stimulates in mouse oocytes the activation of PKC and the exocytosis of cortical granules. These data support the view that RGD-binding receptors may function as signalling receptors giving rise integrated signalling not sufficient for a full oocyte activation response. This study may contribute to the understanding of possible negative effects of skipping gamete interaction in IVF techniques.
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- Carla Tatone
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
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Halet G, Tunwell R, Parkinson SJ, Carroll J. Conventional PKCs regulate the temporal pattern of Ca2+ oscillations at fertilization in mouse eggs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 164:1033-44. [PMID: 15051735 PMCID: PMC2172066 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200311023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In mammalian eggs, sperm-induced Ca2+ oscillations at fertilization are the primary trigger for egg activation and initiation of embryonic development. Identifying the downstream effectors that decode this unique Ca2+ signal is essential to understand how the transition from egg to embryo is coordinated. Here, we investigated whether conventional PKCs (cPKCs) can decode Ca2+ oscillations at fertilization. By monitoring the dynamics of GFP-labeled PKCα and PKCγ in living mouse eggs, we demonstrate that cPKCs translocate to the egg membrane at fertilization following a pattern that is shaped by the amplitude, duration, and frequency of the Ca2+ transients. In addition, we show that cPKC translocation is driven by the C2 domain when Ca2+ concentration reaches 1–3 μM. Finally, we present evidence that one physiological function of activated cPKCs in fertilized eggs is to sustain long-lasting Ca2+ oscillations, presumably via the regulation of store-operated Ca2+ entry.
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- Guillaume Halet
- Department of Physiology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, England, UK.
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Lu Q, Smith GD, Chen DY, Han ZM, Sun QY. Activation of protein kinase C induces mitogen-activated protein kinase dephosphorylation and pronucleus formation in rat oocytes. Biol Reprod 2002; 67:64-9. [PMID: 12080000 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod67.1.64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Mammalian oocytes are arrested at metaphase of the second meiotic division (MII) before fertilization. When oocytes are stimulated by spermatozoa, they exit MII stage and complete meiosis. It has been suggested that an immediate increase in intracellular free calcium concentration and inactivation of maturation promoting factor (MPF) are required for oocyte activation. However, the underlying mechanism is still unclear. In the present study, we investigated the role of protein kinase C (PKC) and mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase, and their interplay in rat oocyte activation. We found that MAP kinase became dephosphorylated in correlation with pronucleus formation after fertilization. Protein kinase C activators, phorbol 12-myriatate 13-acetate (PMA) and 1,2-dioctanoyl-rac-glycerol (diC8), triggered dephosphorylation of MAP kinase and pronucleus formation in a dose-dependent and time-dependent manner. Dephosphorylation of MAP kinase was also correlated with pronucleus formation when oocytes were treated with PKC activators. Effects of PKC activators were abolished by the PKC inhibitors, calphostin C and staurosporine, as well as a protein phosphatase blocker, okadaic acid (OA). These results suggest that PKC activation may cause rat oocyte pronucleus formation via MAP kinase dephosphorylation, which is probably mediated by OA-sensitive protein phosphatases. We also provide evidence supporting the involvement of such a process in fertilization.
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- Qing Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, People's Republic of China
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Upon sperm-egg interaction, an increase in intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) is observed. Several studies reported that cortical reaction (CR) can be triggered not only by a [Ca(2+)](i) rise but also by protein kinase C (PKC) activation. Because the CR is regarded as a Ca(2+)-dependent exocytotic process and because the calcium-dependent conventional PKCs (cPKC) alpha and beta II are considered as exocytosis mediators in various cell systems, we chose to study activation of the cPKC in the rat egg during in vivo fertilization and parthenogenetic activation. By using immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy techniques, we demonstrated, for the first time, the activation of the cPKC alpha, beta I, and beta II during in vivo fertilization. All three isozymes examined presented translocation to the egg's plasma membrane as early as the sperm-binding stage. However, the kinetics of their translocation was not identical. Activation of cPKC alpha was obtained by the phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) or by 1-oleoyl-2-acetylglycerol (OAG) but not by the calcium ionophore ionomycin. PKC alpha translocation was first detected 5-10 min after exposure to TPA and reached a maximum at 20 min, whereas in eggs activated by OAG, translocation of PKC alpha was observed almost immediately and reached a maximum within 5 min. These results suggest that, although [Ca(2+)](i) elevation on its own does not activate PKC alpha, it may accelerate OAG-induced PKC alpha activation. We also demonstrate a successful inhibition of the CR by a myristoylated PKC pseudosubstrate (myrPKCPsi), a specific PKC inhibitor. Our study suggests that exocytosis can be triggered independently either by a [Ca(2+)](i) rise or by PKC.
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- Efrat Eliyahu
- Department of Embryology and Teratology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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At fertilization in all species studied the sperm activates the egg by causing an increase in the level of cytoplasmic free Ca2+ concentration. It is still not established how the sperm causes the changes in Ca2+ in the egg, which in the majority of eggs is due to release from internal stores. Current hypotheses about the signaling molecules involved in fertilization are confounded by the fact that for many eggs the fertilization-associated Ca2+ increase is readily mimicked by parthenogenetic activating agents. One exception to this is found for mammalian eggs where there are a series of Ca2+ oscillations observed at fertilization that have distinct characteristics. In this context we discuss three different theories of how sperm trigger Ca2+ release in eggs. We present the case that the sperm mediates its Ca2+ mobilization effects after gamete membrane fusion by introducing a specific protein into the egg cytoplasm. Our argument is based upon the fact that only the mammalian sperm protein factor can trigger a pattern of Ca2+ oscillations that is similar to that induced by the sperm in mammalian eggs. The sperm factor activity is correlated with a novel signaling protein that we have called oscillin and which may mediate Ca2+ release via a novel mechanism.
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- J Parrington
- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology University College, London, United Kingdom
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Colonna R, Tatone C, Francione A, Rosati F, Callaini G, Corda D, Di Francesco L. Protein kinase C is required for the disappearance of MPF upon artificial activation in mouse eggs. Mol Reprod Dev 1997; 48:292-9. [PMID: 9291480 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2795(199710)48:2<292::aid-mrd18>3.0.co;2-#] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the implication of protein kinase C (PKC) in the mouse egg activation process. We used OAG (1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol) as a PKC activator, calphostin C as a specific PKC inhibitor, and the calcium ionophore A23187 as a standard parthenogenetic agent. The exposure of zona-free eggs to 150 microM or 50 microM OAG for 10 min resulted in meiosis II completion in approximately 80% of instances. By contrast, at a lower concentration (25 microM), the PKC stimulator was ineffective as parthenogenetic agent. Shortly after the application of 150 microM OAG, the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) increased transiently in all the eggs examined, whereas after the addition of 50 microM OAG, [Ca2+]i remained unchanged for at least 20 min. During this period, the activity of M-phase promoting factor (MPF) dramatically decreased and most of the eggs entered anaphase except when the PKC was inhibited by calphostin C. Similarly, MPF inactivation and meiosis resumption were prevented in calphostin C-loaded eggs following treatment with A23187, even though the ionophore-induced Ca2+ signalling was not affected. Taken together, our results indicate that stimulation of PKC is a sufficient and necessary event to induce meiosis resumption in mouse eggs and strongly suggest that, in this species, the mechanism by which a transient calcium burst triggers MPF inactivation involves a PKC-dependent pathway.
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Technology, University of L'Aquila, Italy
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Gangeswaran R, Jones KT. Unique protein kinase C profile in mouse oocytes: lack of calcium-dependent conventional isoforms suggested by rtPCR and Western blotting. FEBS Lett 1997; 412:309-12. [PMID: 9256241 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(97)00782-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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rtPCR and Western blotting were used to determine which members of the PKC family are present in both immature and mature mouse oocytes. Using isoform-specific PCR primers and antibodies PKC-delta and -lambda were detected while such techniques failed to observe the conventional isoforms of PKC-alpha, -beta, -gamma. This isoform profile was confirmed using an alternative PCR strategy, which allowed discrimination of PCR products derived from conventional and novel PKC isoforms. In addition PKC-epsilon, -eta, -theta and -zeta were not detected by rtPCR. These results suggest that the predominant isoforms in oocytes are PKC-delta and -lambda.
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- R Gangeswaran
- Medical Research Council Experimental Embryology and Teratology Unit, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK
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Tatone C, Van Eekelen CG, Colonna R. Plasma membrane block to sperm entry occurs in mouse eggs upon parthenogenetic activation. Mol Reprod Dev 1994; 38:200-8. [PMID: 8080649 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.1080380211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The ability of parthenogenetically activated mouse eggs to establish a plasma membrane (PM) block to sperm penetration was studied. Zona-free eggs preloaded with Hoechst 33342 were activated by exposure to ethanol or OAG (1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol) and inseminated after different periods. Eggs challenged with sperm at 30- or 60-min postactivation displayed a fertilization frequency significantly lower than that of control eggs. Conversely, when insemination was carried out at 120-min postactivation, the proportion of fertilized eggs was equivalent to that observed in the control group. Moreover, we report that when the eggs were induced to resume meiosis without any notable loss of CGs (egg exposure to OAG at 100 microM external Ca2+ or to heat shock), a normal ability to be penetrated was recorded at 30-min postactivation. Similar behaviour was exhibited by eggs that underwent a CG exocytosis close to that triggered by sperm in absence of nuclear activation (microinjection of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate into the egg at 1 microM cytosolic concentration). Present data support the conclusion that parthenogenetically activated mouse eggs are capable of a transitory PM block response that requires both CG exocytosis and meiosis resumption to occur.
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- C Tatone
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Technologie Biomediche e di Biometria, Università dell'Aquila, Italy
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