Abstract
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of different concentration of FGF2 viz. 5 ng (T1), 10 ng (T2), and 20 ng/mL (T3) on cumulus cell expansion, oocyte maturation, in vitro embryo production, total cell number (TCN) of the blastocyst, and expression of the FGF2 and FGFR2 transcripts in buffalo oocytes and the embryos. Results showed that the effect of FGF2 on the diameter of buffalo COC was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in the T1 group than the other groups at 24h of maturation. The maturation and cleavage rate of oocytes was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in the T3 group than the control, however, the values did not different (P> 0.05) from other groups. The effect of FGF2 on morula and blastocyst yield did not different (P > 0.05) between treatment groups. However, the TCN of the blastocyst was slightly higher (P > 0.05) in the T3 group than the control and other groups. In subsequent trials, the expression of the FGF2 transcript was higher (P < 0.05) in A-grade of oocytes than the C- and D-grade of oocytes, but the expression was not different (P> 0.05) from the B-grade of oocytes. While the FGFR2 expression was higher (P < 0.05) in cumulus cells than any grades of oocytes. The relative abundance of FGF2 and FGFR2 transcripts was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in the 2-cell stage of the embryo than the other stages of embryos. This study was further extended to characterize the FGF2 ligand-binding site in the D3 domain of the buffalo FGF2 receptor. Bioinformatics analysis showed that the bovine FGF2 ligand-binding site in the D3 domain of buffalo was different from the D3 domain of the cattle.
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