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Possible participation of calmodulin in the decondensation of nuclei isolated from guinea pig spermatozoa



Zepeda Bastida, Armando

2010

Zepeda-Bastida, A., Chiquete-Felix, N., Ocampo-López, J., Uribe-Carvajal, S. y A. Mújica. 2010. Possible participation of calmodulin in the decondensation of nuclei isolated from guinea pig spermatozoa. Zygote 18(3):217-229. Preprinted


Abstract


The guinea pig spermatozoid nucleus contains actin, myosin, spectrin and cytokeratin. Also, it has been reported that phalloidin and/or 2,3-butanedione monoxime retard the sperm nuclear decondensation caused by heparin, suggesting a role for F-actin and myosin in nuclear stability. The presence of an Factin/ myosin dynamic system in these nuclei led us to search for proteins usually related to this system. In guinea pig sperm nuclei we detected calmodulin, F-actin, the myosin light chain and an actin-myosin complex. To define whether calmodulin participates in nuclear-dynamics, the effect of the calmodulin antagonists W5,W7 and calmidazolium was tested on the decondensation of nuclei promoted by either heparin or by a Xenopus laevis egg extract. All antagonists inhibited both the heparin-extracted and the X. laevis egg extract-mediated nuclear decondensation. Heparin-mediated decondensation was faster and led to loss of nuclei. The X. laevis egg extract-promoted decondensation was slower and did not result in loss of the decondensed nuclei. It is suggested that in guinea pig sperm calmodulin participates in the nuclear decondensation process.



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