Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition) ›› 2023, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (5): 1210-1216.doi: 10.13481/j.1671-587X.20230514

• Research in basic medicine • Previous Articles    

Dynamic expressions and subcellular localization of SGK3 mRNA and protein in oocytes of mice at different stages

Wenning HE1,Shaoqing FENG1,Haiyao PANG1,Jun MENG2()   

  1. 1.Department of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics,Affiliated Hospital,Inner Mongolia Medical University,Hohhot 010059,China
    2.Department of Clinical Laboratory,Affiliated Hospital,Inner Mongolia Medical University,Hohhot 010050,China
  • Received:2022-10-23 Online:2023-09-28 Published:2023-10-26
  • Contact: Jun MENG E-mail:nmfrank@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To discuss the expressions of serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 3 (SGK3) mRNA and protein in the oocytes of the mice at different stages and their subcellular localizations,and to provide the evidence for elucidating the regulatory mechanism of SGK3 in the cell cycle of oocytes of the mice. Methods The oocytes of the mice at the germinal vesicle (GV)stage, germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) stage, first meiotic division (MⅠ)stage, and second meiotic division (MⅡ) stage were collected by using superovulation techniques. Real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) and Western blotting methods were used to detect the expression levels of SGK3 mRNA and protein in the oocytes at different stages; the phosphorylation expressions of Cdc25B-Ser30 in the oocytes at different stages of the mice were detected by Western blotting method after collecting the oocytes at GV, GVBD, and MⅠ stages; the subcellular localization of SGK3 in the oocytes of the mice at different stages was observed by immunofluorescence. Results SGK3 mRNA and protein were expressed in the oocytes of the mice at all stages. Compared with GV stage, the expression levels of SGK3 mRNA and protein in the oocytes at GVBD and MⅡ stages were increased (P<0.01). Compared with GVBD stage, the expression levels of SGK3 mRNA and protein in the oocytes at MⅠ stage were decreased (P<0.01),and the expression levels of SGK3 mRNA and protein in the oocytes at MⅡ stage were increased (P<0.01). Compared with MⅠ stage, the expression levels of SGK3 mRNA and protein in the oocytes at MⅡ stage were increased (P<0.01).The Cdc25B-Ser30 was dephosphorylated at GV stage and phosphorylated at GVBD and MⅠ stages.The SGK3 was localized at the nuclear membrane of the oocytes at GV stage,and entered the nucleus before GVBD stage,and localized at the nucleus during GVBD stage, distributed throughout the oocytes during MⅠ stage, and re-entered the nucleus from the cytoplasm during MⅡ stage. Conclusion SGK3 is dynamically expressed in the oocytes of the mice at different stages, and it exhibits the nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling. The dynamic changes in the SGK3 localization may be involved in the activation of cell cycle progression.

Key words: Serum and glucocorticoid-induced protein kinase, Oocyte, Meiosis, Dynamic expression, Subcellular localization

CLC Number: 

  • Q132