Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2000 Feb 01;642:268-74. doi: 10.1271/bbb.64.268.

Activation of maturation promoting factor and 26S proteasome assembly accelerated by a high concentration of 1-methyladenine in starfish oocytes.

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In the oocyte maturation process of the starfish Asterina pectinifera, the extent of inhibition of germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) by the proteasome inhibitor MG115 (benzyloxycarbonyl-leucyl-leucyl-norvalinal), as well as the timing of activation of pre-MPF (inactive maturation promoting factor) and 26S proteasome assembly, were found to be dependent on the concentration of the maturation-inducing hormone 1-methyladenine (1-MeAde). Activation of pre-MPF was accelerated by increasing the concentration of 1-MeAde, while there was little effect on the time required for GVBD. Assembly of the 26S proteasome was also accelerated by increasing the concentration of 1-MeAde. These results indicate that a higher concentration of 1-MeAde triggers acceleration of the assembly and increase in the activity of the 26S proteasome, which results in activation of pre-MPF, although there is little effect on the timing of GVBD. It was also clarified that the timing of GVBD is controlled by a rate-liming step after MPF-activation.

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Genes referenced: psmg1