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MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
卷 74, 期 5, 页码 600-607出版社
WILEY-LISS
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20649
关键词
integrin; bovine; oocyte; activation; receptor
Integrins facilitate attachment of cells to the extra-cellular matrix, often binding the arginine-glycine-aspartic acid tri-peptide motif, thus facilitating cell migration, mediating cell-cell adhesion, linking the extracellular matrix (ECM) with cytoskeletal elements, and acting as signaling molecules. Adhesion activates signaling mechanisms that regulate integrin function, cytoskeletal assembly, cell behavior, and protein synthesis. Immunofluorescence was used to determine the presence of integrin alpha and beta subunits on the surface of bovine oocytes using a panel of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) specific for alpha L, alpha M, alpha X, alpha V, alpha 2, alpha 4, alpha 6, beta 1, beta 2, and beta 3 antigens, with multiple antibodies for each subunit. Confocal microscopy indicated the presence of alpha V, alpha 6, alpha 4, alpha 2, beta 1, and beta 3 integrin subunits on the plasma membrane of bovine oocytes. The presence of these subunits was verified by RT-PCR analysis using primers designed based on known gene sequences of bovine integrin subunits, or by using sequence information using bovine expressed sequence tags (EST) compared with known human and murine integrin subunit gene sequence information. Previously unpublished sequence information for bovine alpha 6 and beta 3 integrins was determined. The presence of these integrin subunits on the bovine oocyte vitelline membrane supports the hypothesis that sperm-oocyte interactions in the bovine are mediated by integrins.
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