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The Effects of Demecolcine, Alone or in Combination With Sucrose on Bovine Oocyte Protrusion Rate, MAPK1 Protein Level and C-Mos Gene Expression Level

The Effects of Demecolcine, Alone or in Combination With Sucrose on Bovine Oocyte Protrusion Rate, MAPK1 Protein Level and C-Mos Gene Expression Level

Yan Gao, Jiusheng Ren, Liqun Zhang, Yonghong Zhang, Xinhui Wu, Hao Jiang, Fangfang Xu, Bao Yuan, Xianfeng Yu, Jiabao Zhang

Cell Physiol Biochem. 2014;34(6):1974-82.

PMID: 25500918

Abstract:

Aims:
Our study aims to clarify the effects of demecolcine, alone or in combination with sucrose on bovine oocyte protrusion rate, MAPK1 protein level and c-mos gene expression level.
Methods:
The effects of the demecolcine concentration, treatment duration, and synergistic effects with sucrose solution on the rate of membrane protrusions of bovine oocytes were investigated. Using real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR, western blot analysis, and immunofluorescence assays, the expression of the maternal c-mos gene, the protein level of mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (MAPK1), and the change in the localization of spindles and nuclei during the demecolcine treatment were analyzed in bovine oocytes.
Results:
Treatment of bovine oocytes with both demecolcine (0.6 μg/mL) and sucrose (0.05 M) for 1 h led to the highest rate of membrane protrusions, and synergistic effects were also observed. Real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR analysis revealed that the demecolcine treatment up-regulated the expression of the maternal c-mos gene. Western blot analysis indicated that the demecolcine treatment enhanced the protein level of MAPK1 in bovine oocytes. Immunofluorescence analysis indicated that the spindles and nuclei were localized at the place of the membrane protrusions.
Conclusions:
The present results suggest that demecolcine might contribute to the activation of the Mos/MAPK pathway and affect spindle structure. These results provide a reference for more efficient generation of enucleated bovine oocytes.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP477305-B	Demecolcine solution		477-30-5	Price

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