Internalization of plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase during Xenopus oocyte maturation. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • A transient increase in intracellular Ca(2+) is the universal signal for egg activation at fertilization. Eggs acquire the ability to mount the specialized fertilization-specific Ca(2+) signal during oocyte maturation. The first Ca(2+) transient following sperm entry in vertebrate eggs has a slow rising phase followed by a sustained plateau. The molecular determinants of the sustained plateau are poorly understood. We have recently shown that a critical determinant of Ca(2+) signaling differentiation during oocyte maturation is internalization of the plasma membrane calcium ATPase (PMCA). PMCA internalization is representative of endocytosis of several integral membrane proteins during oocyte maturation, a requisite process for early embryogenesis. Here we investigate the mechanisms regulating PMCA internalization. To track PMCA trafficking in live cells we cloned a full-length cDNA of Xenopus PMCA1, and show that GFP-tagged PMCA traffics in a similar fashion to endogenous PMCA. Functional data show that MPF activation during oocyte maturation is required for full PMCA internalization. Pharmacological and co-localization studies argue that PMCA is internalized through a lipid raft endocytic pathway. Deletion analysis reveal a requirement for the N-terminal cytoplasmic domain for efficient internalization. Together these studies define the mechanistic requirements for PMCA internalization during oocyte maturation.

publication date

  • September 18, 2008

Research

keywords

  • Calcium Signaling
  • Oocytes
  • Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases
  • Xenopus laevis

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC2632722

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 56049087932

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.09.007

PubMed ID

  • 18823969

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 324

issue

  • 1