Changes in poly(A) tail length of maternal transcripts during in vitro maturation of bovine oocytes and their relation with developmental competence
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Data di Pubblicazione:
1999
Citazione:
Changes in poly(A) tail length of maternal transcripts during in vitro maturation of bovine oocytes and their relation with developmental competence / T. A. Brevini-Gandolfi, L. A. Favetta, L. Mauri, A. M. Luciano, F. Cillo, F. Gandolfi. - In: MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT. - ISSN 1040-452X. - 52:4(1999 Apr), pp. 427-433. [10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199904)52:4<427::AID-MRD12>3.0.CO;2-G]
Abstract:
Molecules of mRNA are stored in the oocyte cytoplasm in order to be used during the initial phases of embryonic development. The storage takes place during oocyte growth and the extent of poly(A) tail at the 3' end of the transcripts has emerged as an important regulatory element for determining their stability. The objective of the present study was to analyse changes in polyadenylation levels of mRNA transcripts, stored in bovine oocytes, during in vitro maturation and their possible relation with developmental competence. Oocyte developmental competence was predicted on the basis of the morphological appearance of their originating ovary as previously established (Gandolfi et al. 1997a. Theriogenology 48:1153-1160) and were divided into groups H (high competence) and L (low competence). The length of the poly(A) tail of the following genes, beta-actin (beta-Act), connexin 43, glucose transporter type 1, heat shock protein 70, oct-4, plakophilin, pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphatase (PDP), and RNA poly(A) polymerase, was determined at the germinal vesicle (GV) and metaphase II (MII) stage. The results indicated that the poly(A) tail of all genes except for beta-Act and PDP, is shorter after in vitro maturation (IVM) in both groups. Moreover, group L oocytes showed a shorter poly(A) tail than group H oocytes in all genes except for beta-Act and PDP, both at GV and MII stage. We conclude that most of the examined transcripts follow the default deadenylation pattern described during oocyte maturation in other species and that a shorter poly(A) tail is correlated with low developmental competence.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
RNA, Messenger; Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; Poly A; Animals; Cattle; Base Sequence; Ovary; DNA Primers; Oocytes; Transcription, Genetic; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Female
Elenco autori:
T.A. Brevini-Gandolfi, L.A. Favetta, L. Mauri, A.M. Luciano, F. Cillo, F. Gandolfi
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