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REPRODUCTION
卷 132, 期 6, 页码 829-837出版社
BIOSCIENTIFICA LTD
DOI: 10.1530/REP-06-0073
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- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [E18521/2, E18522] Funding Source: Medline
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [E18522, E18521/2] Funding Source: researchfish
The role of endogenous lipid in the provision of energy during in vitro maturation of immature porcine oocytes has been studied. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) acceptor bleaching methods have been used to examine mitochondrial:lipid droplet co-localisation in live oocytes. FRET experiments demonstrate whether organelles are within the FRET-distance (i.e. 6-10 nm), thus showing true association on a molecular scale. Immature and in vitro-matured porcine oocytes were stained with Mitotracker Green (MTG; mitochondria) and Nile Red (NR; lipid droplets). The data indicated sufficient overlap between MTG emission and NR excitation to support a FRET reaction and that mitochondria and lipid droplets were sufficiently co-localised for a FRET reaction to occur. When NR-stained lipid droplets were specifically bleached, a significant increase in the MTG signal in stained mitochondria was observed (FRET efficiency, E=22.2 +/- 3.18%). These results strongly suggest a metabolic role for lipid metabolism during oocyte maturation. This conclusion was reinforced by the use of inhibitors of fatty acid beta-oxidation, methyl palmoxirate or mercaptoacetate, exposure to which during oocyte maturation led to developmental failure post-fertilisation. These data provide strong evidence that MTG and NR can act as a FRET pair and that in porcine oocytes, mitochondria and lipid droplets lie within 6-10 nm of each other, indicating association on a molecular scale. The findings also suggest that endogenous triglycerides play an important role in energy metabolism during porcine in vitro maturation.
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