Development and Reproduction (한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식)

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Immature Oocyte-Specific Zap70 and Its Functional Analysis in Regulating Oocyte Maturation

  • Kim, Yun-Na (Dept. of Biomedical Science, College of Life Science, CHA University, CHA Research Institute, Fertility Center, CHA General Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Ju (Dept. of Biomedical Science, College of Life Science, CHA University, CHA Research Institute, Fertility Center, CHA General Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Young (Dept. of Biomedical Science, College of Life Science, CHA University, CHA Research Institute, Fertility Center, CHA General Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Hyun-Seo (Dept. of Biomedical Science, College of Life Science, CHA University, CHA Research Institute, Fertility Center, CHA General Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Kyeoung-Hwa (Dept. of Biomedical Science, College of Life Science, CHA University, CHA Research Institute, Fertility Center, CHA General Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Ah (Dept. of Biomedical Science, College of Life Science, CHA University, CHA Research Institute, Fertility Center, CHA General Hospital)
  • Published : 2009.09.30
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Abstract

Previously, we obtained the list of genes differentially expressed between GV and MII oocytes. Out of the list, we focused on functional analysis of Zap70 in the present study, because it has been known to be expressed only in immune cells. This is the first report about the expression and its function of Zap70 in the oocytes. Synthetic 475 bp Zap70 dsRNA was microinjected into the GV oocytes, and the oocytes were cultured in vitro. In addition to maturation rates, meiotic spindle and chromosome rearrangements, and changes in expression levels of transcripts of three kinases, Erk1/2, JNK, and p38, were determined. Zap70 is highly expressed in immature GV oocytes, and gradually decreased as oocyte matured. When dsRNA of Zap70 was injected into the GV oocytes, Zap70 mRNA specifically and completely decreased by 2 hr and its protein expression also decreased significantly. Absence of Zap70 resulted in maturation inhibition at meiosis I (57%) with abnormalities in meiotic spindle formation and chromosome rearrangement. Concurrently, mRNA expression of Erk2, JNK, and p38, were affected by Zap70 RNAi. Therefore, we concluded that Zap70 is involved in MI-MII transition by affecting expression of MAP kinases.

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