WASH complex regulates Arp2/3 complex for actin-based polar body extrusion in mouse oocytes
WASH complex regulates Arp2/3 complex for actin-based polar body extrusion in mouse oocytes
Prior to their fertilization, oocytes undergo asymmetric division, which is regulated by actin filaments. Recently, WASH complex were identified as actin nucleation promoting factors (NPF) that activated Arp2/3 complex. However, the roles of WASH complex remain uncertain, particularly for oocyte polarization and asymmetric division. Here, we examined the functions of two important subunits of a WASH complex, WASH1 and Strumpellin, during mouse oocyte meiosis. Depleting WASH1 or disrupting Strumpellin activity by WASH1 morpholino (MO) injection or Strumpellin antibody injection decreased polar body extrusion and caused oocyte symmetric division, and this may have been due to spindle formation and migration defects. Time lapse microscopy showed that actin filaments distribution and relative amount at the membrane and in the cytoplasm of oocytes was significantly decreased after disrupting WASH complex. In addition, Arp2/3 complex expression was reduced after WASH1 depletion. Thus, our data indicated that WASH complex regulated Arp2/3 complex and were required for cytokinesis and following polar body extrusion during mouse oocyte meiotic maturation.
- Institute of Zoology China (People's Republic of)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences China (People's Republic of)
- Chungbuk National University Korea (Republic of)
- Nanjing Agricultural University China (People's Republic of)
Mice, Inbred ICR, Microfilament Proteins, Vesicular Transport Proteins, Polar Bodies, Spindle Apparatus, Article, Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex, Actin Cytoskeleton, Meiosis, Protein Transport, Oocytes, Animals, Female, Cells, Cultured, Cytokinesis
Mice, Inbred ICR, Microfilament Proteins, Vesicular Transport Proteins, Polar Bodies, Spindle Apparatus, Article, Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex, Actin Cytoskeleton, Meiosis, Protein Transport, Oocytes, Animals, Female, Cells, Cultured, Cytokinesis
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