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Bio Protoc
2020 Oct 05;1019:e3778. doi: 10.21769/BioProtoc.3778.
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Fluorescence Measurement and Calibration of Intracellular pH in Starfish Oocytes.
Hosoda E
,
Chiba K
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Oocyte maturation is a process wherein an oocyte arrested at prophase of meiosis I resumes meiosis to become a fertilizable egg. In starfish ovaries, a hormone released from follicle cells activates the oocytes, resulting in an increase in their intracellular pH (pHi), which is required for spindle assembly. Herein, we describe a protocol for pHi measurement in living oocytes microinjected with the pH-sensitive dye BCECF. For in vivo BCECF calibration, we treated oocytes with artificial seawater containing CH3COONH4 to clamp pHi, injected pH-standard solutions, and converted the BCECF fluorescence intensity ratios to pHi values. Of note, if the actual pHi is higher or lower than the known pH of injected standard solutions, the BCECF fluorescence intensity ratio will decrease or increase, respectively. On the other hand, the pH of the injected solution displaying no change in fluorescence intensity should be considered the actual pHi. These methods for pHi calibration and clamping are simple and reproducible.
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