TY - JOUR
T1 - Synergistic actions of disulfide-reducing agents on 1-methyladenine-induced oocyte maturation in starfish
AU - Yoshikuni, Michiyasu
AU - Ishikawa, Katsutoshi
AU - Isobe, Minoru
AU - Goto, Toshio
AU - Nagahama, Yoshitaka
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PY - 1988/7
Y1 - 1988/7
N2 - Several disulfide-reducing agents, such as dithiothreitol, 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanol, cysteine ethyl ester, and cysteine methyl ester enhanced the effectiveness of 1-methyladenine (1-MeAde) to induce oocyte maturation in the starfish Asterina pectinifera. This enhancement occurred at relatively low concentrations at which these agents by themselves were ineffective in inducing oocyte maturation. The agents caused a marked (about twofold) increase in specific [1-3H]MeAde binding. The binding increased directly in relation to the potency of the agents in enhancing 1-MeAde action. Scatchard analysis indicated that dithiothreitol increased the Bmax without affecting the affinity of 1-MeAde binding. These results strongly suggest that disulfide-reducing agents enhance the maturational action of 1-MeAde by increasing the number of 1-MeAde binding sites in oocyte cortices.
AB - Several disulfide-reducing agents, such as dithiothreitol, 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanol, cysteine ethyl ester, and cysteine methyl ester enhanced the effectiveness of 1-methyladenine (1-MeAde) to induce oocyte maturation in the starfish Asterina pectinifera. This enhancement occurred at relatively low concentrations at which these agents by themselves were ineffective in inducing oocyte maturation. The agents caused a marked (about twofold) increase in specific [1-3H]MeAde binding. The binding increased directly in relation to the potency of the agents in enhancing 1-MeAde action. Scatchard analysis indicated that dithiothreitol increased the Bmax without affecting the affinity of 1-MeAde binding. These results strongly suggest that disulfide-reducing agents enhance the maturational action of 1-MeAde by increasing the number of 1-MeAde binding sites in oocyte cortices.
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U2 - 10.1016/0012-1606(88)90285-0
DO - 10.1016/0012-1606(88)90285-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 3384175
AN - SCOPUS:0023915224
VL - 128
SP - 236
EP - 239
JO - Developmental Biology
JF - Developmental Biology
SN - 0012-1606
IS - 1
ER -