{"doi":"10.1002/mrd.1080410111","title":"Differential effects of protein synthesis inhibitors on porcine oocyte activation","abstract":"<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This study was designed to evaluate the effects of cycloheximide and puromycin on activation and protein synthesis of porcine oocytes. When matured oocytes were electrostimulated, then cultured in the presence of cycloheximide (5 μ/ml) for 6 or 24 hr, 92% of oocytes were activated as indicated by pronuclear formation, vs. 2.8% for untreated oocytes, 5.3% for oocytes not electrostimulated but cultured with cycloheximide, and 60.0% for those only electrostimulated. When cultured with L‐[<jats:sup>35</jats:sup>S]methionine in the presence of cycloheximide, puromycin (100 μg/ml), or no protein synthesis inhibitor for 24 hr, oocytes had mean radiolabeled incorporation rates of 36.5, 2.21, and 32.0 fmol/4 hr/oocyte, respectively. Thus, cycloheximide had little effect on protein synthesis after 24 hr of culture. A 1D‐SDS PAGE showed that oocytes cultured with puromycin or cycloheximide are not activated, while electrostimulated oocytes are activated, as characterized by the conversion of a 25‐kDa polypeptide to a 22‐kDa polypeptide. The radiolabeling experiment was repeated, except that oocytes were cultured for 4 or 24 hr. At 4 hr, mean incorporation rates were lower in the cycloheximide group (2.34 fmol/4 hr/oocyte), but similar in the puromycin (15.7 fmol/4 hr/oocyte) and control groups (18.9 fmol/4 hr/oocyte). At 24 hr, the puromycin group (5.73 fmol/4 hr/oocyte) had a lower rate of incorporation, while the cycloheximide (22.6 fmol/4 hr/oocyte) and control (26.0 fmol/4 hr/oocyte) groups were similar. Cycloheximide was more effective earlier during culture, while puromycin was more effective later. When combined with ES, puromycin did have a higher rate (<jats:italic>P</jats:italic> = 0.10) of activation (87.8%) than with electrostimulation alone (73.0%). A final experiment evaluated the development to blastocyst after transfer to a ligated oviduct. Cycloheximide treatment in conjunction with an electric pulse did not increase the rate of compact morula or blastocyst formation. In conclusion, puromycin and cycloheximide have differential effects on protein synthesis, and although cycloheximide alone will not induce activation in porcine oocytes, it is very effective in generating activated oocytes in combination with electrostimulation. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.</jats:p>","journal":"Molecular Reproduction and Development","year":1995,"id":38883,"datarank":4.207661741532153,"base_score":4.343805421853684,"endowment":4.343805421853684,"self_citation_contribution":0.6515708132780527,"citation_network_contribution":3.5560909282541004,"self_endowment_contribution":0.6515708132780527,"citer_contribution":3.5560909282541004,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":76,"citer_count":70,"citers_with_citation_signal":60,"citers_with_endowment":60,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":null,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":false,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":null,"fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":192149,"name":"Randall S. 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