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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-7-30
pubmed:abstractText
Polo-like kinases (Plks) are a family of serine/threonine protein kinases that regulate multiple stages of mitosis. Expression and distribution of polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) were characterized during porcine oocyte maturation, fertilization and early embryo development in vitro, as well as after microtubule polymerization modulation. The quantity of Plk1 protein remained stable during meiotic maturation. Plk1 accumulated in the germinal vesicles (GV) in GV stage oocytes. After germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD), Plk1 was localized to the spindle poles at metaphase I (MI) stage, and then translocated to the middle region of the spindle at anaphase-telophase I. Plk1 was also localized in MII spindle poles and on the spindle fibers and on the middle region of anaphase-telophase II spindles. Plk1 was not found in the spindle region when colchicine was used to inhibit microtubule organization, while it accumulated as several dots in the cytoplasm after taxol treatment. After fertilization, Plk1 concentrated around the female and male pronuclei. During early embryo development, Plk1 was found to be in association with the mitotic spindle at metaphase, but distributed diffusely in the cytoplasm at interphase. Our results suggest that Plk1 is a pivotal regulator of microtubule organization and cytokinesis during porcine oocyte meiotic maturation, fertilization, and early embryo cleavage in pig oocytes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0145-5680
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
399-405
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Cell Cycle Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Embryo, Mammalian, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Embryonic and Fetal Development, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Fertilization, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Fertilization in Vitro, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Meiosis, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Microscopy, Confocal, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Microscopy, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Microtubules, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Mitosis, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Mitotic Spindle Apparatus, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Oocytes, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Proto-Oncogene Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12887092-Swine
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Polo-like kinase-1 in porcine oocyte meiotic maturation, fertilization and early embryonic mitosis.
pubmed:affiliation
State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, People's Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't