Regulation of the meiotic divisions of mammalian oocytes and eggs
Regulation of the meiotic divisions of mammalian oocytes and eggs
Initiated by luteinising hormone and finalised by the fertilizing sperm, the mammalian oocyte completes its two meiotic divisions. The first division occurs in the mature Graafian follicle during the hours preceding ovulation and culminates in an extreme asymmetric cell division and the segregation of the two pairs of homologous chromosomes. The newly-created mature egg re-arrests at metaphase of the second meiotic division prior to ovulation and only completes meiosis following a Ca2+ signal initiated by the sperm at gamete fusion. Here we review the cellular events that govern the passage of the oocyte through meiosis I with a focus on the role of the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint (SAC) in regulating its timing. In meiosis II we examine how the egg achieves its arrest and how the fertilization Ca2+ signal allows initiation of embryo development.
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Sanders, Jessica
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Jones, Keith
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August 2018
Sanders, Jessica
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Jones, Keith
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Sanders, Jessica and Jones, Keith
(2018)
Regulation of the meiotic divisions of mammalian oocytes and eggs.
Biochemical Society Transactions, 46 (4), .
(doi:10.1042/BST20170493).
Abstract
Initiated by luteinising hormone and finalised by the fertilizing sperm, the mammalian oocyte completes its two meiotic divisions. The first division occurs in the mature Graafian follicle during the hours preceding ovulation and culminates in an extreme asymmetric cell division and the segregation of the two pairs of homologous chromosomes. The newly-created mature egg re-arrests at metaphase of the second meiotic division prior to ovulation and only completes meiosis following a Ca2+ signal initiated by the sperm at gamete fusion. Here we review the cellular events that govern the passage of the oocyte through meiosis I with a focus on the role of the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint (SAC) in regulating its timing. In meiosis II we examine how the egg achieves its arrest and how the fertilization Ca2+ signal allows initiation of embryo development.
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Accepted/In Press date: 30 May 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 22 June 2018
Published date: August 2018
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Local EPrints ID: 422026
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/422026
ISSN: 0300-5127
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