DNase I activity in pig MII oocytes: implications in transgenesis

Reproduction : the Official Journal of the Society for the Study of Fertility
Augusta ZannoniMonica Forni

Abstract

Several reliable methods to produce transgenic animals utilize the male genome. After penetration into oocyte, sperm DNA undergoes dramatic conformational changes that could represent a great opportunity for exogenous DNA to be integrated in the zygote genome. Among the enzymes responsible for sperm remodeling, a nuclease could be involved. The presence of a DNase I in oocytes has not been much investigated. To date, an immunolocalization of DNase I has been reported only in rat immature oocytes and the presence of nuclease activities has been shown in avian oocytes. The present study was conducted to verify whether a DNase-I like activity is present in MII mature pig oocytes. To do this, oocyte extracts were assessed for nuclease activity by a plasmid degradation assay and by zymography; these analyses evidenced a 33 kDa, Ca2+/Mg2+ dependent DNase I-like activity that was inhibited by Zn2+. A further identification of DNase I was achieved by Western blot, immunofluorescence and RT-PCR experiments. Moreover, the presence of the enzyme activity was confirmed by the rapid degradation of exogenous DNA microinjected into the ooplasm. Finally, the exogenous DNA transferred to oocyte by spermatozoa during sperm mediated gene transfer...Continue Reading

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