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1 March 2004 Nuclear and Microtubule Dynamics of G2/M Somatic Nuclei During Haploidization in Germinal Vesicle-Stage Mouse Oocytes
Ching-Chien Chang, Zsolt Peter Nagy, Roger Abdelmassih, Xiangzhong Yang, X. Cindy Tian
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Abstract

During the haploidization process, it is expected that diploid chromosomes of somatic cells will be reduced to haploid for the generation of artificial gametes. In the present study, we aimed to use enucleated mouse oocytes at the germinal vesicle-stage (G2/M) as recipients for somatic cells that are also synchronized to the G2/M stage for haploidization. The reconstructed oocytes were then induced to undergo meiosis in vitro and observed for their nuclear morphology and microtubule network formation at various expected stages of the meiotic division. Following in vitro maturation, more than half (62/119, 52.1%) of the reconstructed oocytes completed the first round of meiosis-like division, as evidenced by the extrusion of pseudopolar bodies (PBs). However, accelerated PB extrusion, approximately 3–4 h earlier than that by control oocytes occurred. Furthermore, abnormally large pseudo-PBs, as large as four times the normal PB sizes, were observed. During the process of in vitro maturation at both the expected stages of metaphase I (MI) and metaphase II (MII), condensed chromosomes were observed in 38.7% and 55.2% of oocytes, respectively. However, two other types of nuclear configurations were also observed: 1) uneven distribution of chromatin and 2) an interphase-like nucleus, indicating deficiencies in chromosome condensation. Following oocyte activation, more than half (21/33, 63.6%) of the reconstructed oocytes with pseudo-PBs formed separated pseudopronuclei (PN), suggesting formation of functional spindles. The formation of bipolar spindle-like microtubule network at both the expected MI and MII stages during in vitro maturation was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. In summary, this study demonstrated that a high proportion of G2/M somatic nuclei appear to undergo meiosis-like division, in two successive steps, forming a pseudo-PB and two separate pseudo-PN upon in vitro maturation and activation treatment. Moreover, the enucleated geminal vesicle cytoplast retained its capacity for meiotic division following the introduction of a somatic G2/M nucleus.

Ching-Chien Chang, Zsolt Peter Nagy, Roger Abdelmassih, Xiangzhong Yang, and X. Cindy Tian "Nuclear and Microtubule Dynamics of G2/M Somatic Nuclei During Haploidization in Germinal Vesicle-Stage Mouse Oocytes," Biology of Reproduction 70(3), 752-758, (1 March 2004). https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.024497
Received: 14 June 2003; Accepted: 1 November 2003; Published: 1 March 2004
KEYWORDS
assisted reproductive technology
gamete biology
meiosis
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