RRC ID 58895
著者 Matsubara S, Shiraishi A, Osugi T, Kawada T, Satake H.
タイトル The regulation of oocyte maturation and ovulation in the closest sister group of vertebrates.
ジャーナル Elife
Abstract Ascidians are the closest living relatives of vertebrates, and their study is important for understanding the evolutionary processes of oocyte maturation and ovulation. In this study, we first examined the ovulation of Ciona intestinalis Type A by monitoring follicle rupture in vitro, identifying a novel mechanism of neuropeptidergic regulation of oocyte maturation and ovulation. Ciona vasopressin family peptide (CiVP) directly upregulated the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (CiErk1/2) via its receptor. CiVP ultimately activated a maturation-promoting factor, leading to oocyte maturation via germinal vesicle breakdown. CiErk1/2 also induced expression of matrix metalloproteinase (CiMMP2/9/13) in the oocyte, resulting in collagen degradation in the outer follicular cell layer and liberation of fertile oocytes from the ovary. This is the first demonstration of essential pathways regulating oocyte maturation and ovulation in ascidians and will facilitate investigations of the evolutionary process of peptidergic regulation of oocyte maturation and ovulation throughout the phylum Chordata.
巻・号 8
公開日 2019-10-1
DOI 10.7554/eLife.49062
PII 49062
PMID 31573508
PMC PMC6786877
MeSH Animals Ciona intestinalis / physiology* Gene Regulatory Networks Oocytes / growth & development* Ovulation* Protein Interaction Maps
IF 7.551
引用数 3
リソース情報
カタユウレイボヤ・(ニッポンウミシダ) Wild C. int