Meiotic abnormalities of c-mos knockout mouse oocytes: activation after first meiosis or entrance into third meiotic metaphase

Biology of Reproduction
K ArakiE Sato

Abstract

In Xenopus oocytes, Mos activates the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signal transduction cascade and regulates meiosis. In mammalian oocytes, however, the functions of Mos are still unclear. In the present study, we used c-mos knockout mouse oocytes and examined the roles of Mos in mouse oocyte maturation and fertilization, including whether Mos controls MAPK and maturation promoting factor (MPF) activity. The kinetics of germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) and the first polar body emission were similar in wild-type, heterozygous mutant, and homozygous mutant mice. Activities of MPF were also not significantly different among the three genotypes until the first polar body emission. In contrast, MAPK activity in c-mos knockout oocytes did not significantly fluctuate throughout maturation, and the oocytes had abnormal diffused spindles and loosely condensed chromosomes, although a clear increase in MAPK activities was observed after GVBD in wild-type and heterozygous mutant oocytes that had normal spindles and chromosomes. After the first polar body emission, 38% of c-mos knockout oocytes formed a pronucleus instead of undergoing second meiosis, indicating the crucial role of Mos in MPF reactivation after first meiosis. Wh...Continue Reading

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