Sperm penetration in parthenogenetic mouse embryos triggers a plasma membrane block to polyspermy

被引:18
作者
Maleszewski, Marek [1 ]
Bielak, Anna [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Warsaw, Inst Zool, PL-00927 Warsaw 64, Poland
关键词
Block to polyspermy; In vitro fertilisation; Egg plasma membrane; Parthenogenetic embryo; Sperm fusion;
D O I
10.1017/S0967199400001520
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Mouse oocytes activated parthenogenetically do not generate a plasma membrane block against spermatozoa over the first three cell cycles. We show that they lose this fusibility spontaneously at the 8-cell stage. Insemination of 1-cell parthenogenetic embryos induces loss of fusibility earlier, at the 2-cell stage. This observation suggests that incorporation of the sperm cell membrane components into the oolemma may be responsible for the development of the membrane block.
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页码:237 / 242
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