Molecular Human Reproduction, Vol. 8, No. 8, 750-757,
August 2002
© 2002 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
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Possible role for Ca2+ calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II as an effector of the fertilization Ca2+ signal in mouse oocyte activation
1 Centre for Assisted Reproduction and 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
The present study shows that Ca2+ calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaM kinase II) is physiologically activated in fertilized mouse oocytes and is involved in the Ca2+ response pathways that link the fertilization Ca2+ signal to meiosis resumption and cortical granule (CG) exocytosis. After 10 min of insemination, CaM kinase II activity increased transiently, then peaked at 1 h and remained elevated 30 min later when most of the oocytes had completed the emission of the second polar body. In contrast, in ethanol-activated oocytes the early transient activation of CaM kinase II in response to a monotonic Ca2+ rise was not followed by any subsequent increase. Inhibition of CaM kinase II by 20 µmol/l myristoylated-AIP (autocamtide-2-related inhibitory peptide) negatively affected MPF (maturing promoting factor) inactivation, cell cycle resumption and CG exocytosis in both fertilized and ethanol-activated oocytes. These results indicate that the activation of CaM kinase II in mouse oocytes is differently modulated by a monotonic or repetitive Ca2+ rise and that it is essential for triggering regular oocyte activation.
calcium/cortical granule exocytosis/fertilization/MPF inactivation/protein kinases
3 To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ctatone{at}univaq.it
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