FAST POLYSPERMY BLOCK AND ACTIVATION POTENTIAL - ELECTRO-PHYSIOLOGICAL BASES FOR THEIR CHANGES DURING OOCYTE MATURATION OF A STARFISH

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MIYAZAKI, S
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[1] Department of Physiology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi-ken
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10.1016/0012-1606(79)90032-0
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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In the starfish oocyte, the activation potential (AVP) upon fertilization establishes a fast polyspermy block. In the present paper, factors affecting the peak level of the AVP were analyzed by comparing current-voltage relations of the oocyte membrane just before and after insemination at various maturation stages. These factors were: (1) conductance of the oocyte membrane before insemination; (2) magnitude of the conductance increase induced by sperm; and (3) equilibrium potential of the AVP. Mature oocytes showed extremely low membrane conductance before insemination, and this provided a more positive-going AVP establishing monospermy. Overmature oocytes before fertilization showed higher conductance than mature oocytes and usually became polyspermic upon insemination. Application of Ba2+ ions reduced the conductance of the unfertilized, overmature oocyte to a state similar to that of the mature oocyte. Correspondingly, Ba2+ reduced the probability of polyspermy in overmature oocytes. Old oocytes showed even higher conductance before insemination than overmature oocytes and, in addition, apparently showed a large negative value for the equilibrium potential of the AVP. In old oocytes, these two factors account for the small amplitude of the AVP, which allows multiple sperm entries. Furthermore, the magnitude of the conductance increase induced by sperm seemed to change during the maturation process. © 1979.
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