Ramollir le cortex

Chaigne, Agathe; Verlhac, Marie‐Hélène; Terret, Marie-Émilie

doi:10.1051/medsci/20143001005

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“…These results suggested that tropomyosin decorated actin filaments are mainly generated from formin family of proteins. Considering recent reports that cortical tension of oocytes play important roles in spindle migrations[ 15 , 49 , 50 ], tropomyosin and formin may be involved in the controlling of cortical tension during oocyte maturation, but their involvements and molecular mechanism remained to be investigated. [ 49 , 50 ]…”

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Small Molecule Inhibitor of Formin Homology 2 Domains (SMIFH2) Reveals the Roles of the Formin Family of Proteins in Spindle Assembly and Asymmetric Division in Mouse Oocytes

Kim

et al. 2015

PLoS ONE

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Dynamic actin reorganization is the main driving force for spindle migration and asymmetric cell division in mammalian oocytes. It has been reported that various actin nucleators including Formin-2 are involved in the polarization of the spindle and in asymmetric cell division. In mammals, the formin family is comprised of 15 proteins. However, their individual roles in spindle migration and/or asymmetric division have not been elucidated yet. In this study, we employed a newly developed inhibitor for formin family proteins, small molecule inhibitor of formin homology 2 domains (SMIFH2), to assess the functions of the formin family in mouse oocyte maturation. Treatment with SMIFH2 during in vitro maturation of mouse oocytes inhibited maturation by decreasing cytoplasmic and cortical actin levels. In addition, treatment with SMIFH2, especially at higher concentrations (500 μM), impaired the proper formation of meiotic spindles, indicating that formins play a role in meiotic spindle formation. Knockdown of the mDia2 formins caused a similar decrease in oocyte maturation and abnormal spindle morphology, mimicking the phenotype of SMIFH2-treated cells. Collectively, these results suggested that besides Formin-2, the other proteins of the formin, including mDia family play a role in asymmetric division and meiotic spindle formation in mammalian oocytes.

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Small Molecule Inhibitor of Formin Homology 2 Domains (SMIFH2) Reveals the Roles of the Formin Family of Proteins in Spindle Assembly and Asymmetric Division in Mouse Oocytes

Kim

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PLoS ONE

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Roles of actin binding proteins in mammalian oocyte maturation and beyond

Namgoong

Kim

2016

Cell Cycle

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Actin nucleation factors, which promote the formation of new actin filaments, have emerged in the last decade as key regulatory factors controlling asymmetric division in mammalian oocytes. Actin nucleators such as formin-2, spire, and the ARP2/3 complex have been found to be important regulators of actin remodeling during oocyte maturation. Another class of actin-binding proteins including cofilin, tropomyosin, myosin motors, capping proteins, tropomodulin, and Ezrin-Radixin-Moesin proteins are thought to control actin cytoskeleton dynamics at various steps of oocyte maturation. In addition, actin dynamics controlling asymmetric-symmetric transitions after fertilization is a new area of investigation. Taken together, defining the mechanisms by which actin-binding proteins regulate actin cytoskeletons is crucial for understanding the basic biology of mammalian gamete formation and pre-implantation development.

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