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Vol. 12, Issue 4, 1103-1116, April 2001

Changes in Organization of the Endoplasmic Reticulum during Xenopus Oocyte Maturation and Activation

Mark Terasaki,*dagger Linda L. Runft,* and Arthur R. HandDagger

Departments of  *Physiology and  Dagger Pediatric Dentistry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06032

The organization of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in the cortex of Xenopus oocytes was investigated during maturation and activation using a green fluorescent protein chimera, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy. Dense clusters of ER developed on the vegetal side (the side opposite the meiotic spindle) during maturation. Small clusters appeared transiently at the time of nuclear envelope breakdown, disappeared at the time of first polar body formation, and then reappeared as larger clusters in mature eggs. The appearance of the large ER clusters was correlated with an increase in releaseability of Ca2+ by IP3. The clusters dispersed during the Ca2+ wave at activation. Possible relationships of ER structure and Ca2+ regulation are discussed.


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dagger Corresponding author. E-mail address: terasaki{at}neuron.uchc.edu.


Molecular Biology of the Cell
Vol. 12, 1103-1116, April 2001
Copyright © 2001 by The American Society for Cell Biology



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