Abstract
In starfish, oocyte maturation is induced by 1-methyladenine (1-MeAde). 1-MeAde acts on the oocyte surface to produce a cytoplasmic maturation-promoting factor (MPF), which in turn brings about germinal vesicle breakdown and subsequent process of oocyte maturation. The participation of germinal vesicle material in the production of MPF was investigated with oocytes of the starfish, Asterina pectinifera. When enucleated oocytes or oocyte fragments without germinal vesicles were treated with 1-MeAde, MPF was found to be produced. However, the amount of MPF produced was small as compared with that in the case of intact oocytes with germinal vesicles. The capacity of the enucleated oocytes to produce MPF was restored when germinal vesicle material was injected. On the other hand, it has been known that the amount of MPF increases when MPF is injected into intact oocytes (amplification of MPF). However, in the case of enucleated oocytes such increase of MPF was no longer observed, suggesting that germinal vesicle material is required for MPF amplification.
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