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Expression of Rab3A in the cortical region in mouse metaphase II eggs

✍ Scribed by Masumoto, Nobuyuki; Ikebuchi, Yoshihide; Tahara, Masahiro; Yokoi, Takeshi; Tasaka, Keiichi; Miyake, Akira; Murata, Yuji

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1998
Tongue
English
Weight
140 KB
Volume
280
Category
Article
ISSN
0022-104X

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✦ Synopsis

Rab3A, a member of the small GTP-binding protein superfamily, has been implicated in regulated exocytosis at presynapses. At fertilization, sperm-egg fusion induces cytosolic calcium mobilization and cortical granule (CG) exocytosis in the egg. However, it is not yet clear whether Rab3A is involved in this process. We previously reported that Rabphilin-3A functions in calcium-dependent CG exocytosis. Rabphilin-3A is known to bind with Rab3A, Rab3B, and Rab3C. In this study, we clarified which member of the Rab3 was expressed in mouse metaphase II eggs. Messenger RNA encoding Rab3A, but not Rab3B or Rab3C, was detected in unfertilized metaphase II eggs by RT-PCR. Rab3A protein was also detected in unfertilized metaphase II eggs by immunoblot analysis. Next the expression and the localization of Rab3A in eggs at various stages of development were determined by immunofluorescence analysis using confocal laser scanning microscopy. Rab3A protein was specifically distributed in the cortical region in eggs from before fertilization to the two-cell stage. However, it was not detected at the three-or four-cell stage 40 hr after fertilization. These results suggest that Rab3A may function with Rabphilin-3A in CG exocytosis.

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