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. 2024 Oct 15;15:8887. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-53277-3

Fig. 3. The SCMC ensures the storage of 14-3-3 protein and safeguards early embryonic development in mice.

Fig. 3

a Immunoblotting of 14-3-3 in normal control and Tle6Null germinal vesicle (GV) oocytes. b Immunofluorescence (IF) staining in GV oocytes isolated from control or Tle6Null female mice. Scale bar, 10 μm. c Immunoblotting of 14-3-3 in control and FlopedNull GV oocytes. d IF staining in GV oocytes isolated from control or FlopedNull female mice. Scale bar, 10 μm. e Immunoblotting of 14-3-3 in zygotes from control and Tle6Null female mice. Zygotes were flushed from the oviduct of female mice that underwent superovulation with gonadotrophins and were mated with normal males. f GV oocytes isolated from control or Tle6Null female mice were cultured to mature eggs and incubated with normal sperms in vitro. After in vitro fertilization (IVF), the resulted zygotes were collected for IF staining. Scale bar, 10 μm. g Immunoblotting of 14-3-3 in zygotes from control and FlopedNull female mice. h GV oocytes isolated from control or FlopedNull female mice were cultured to mature eggs and incubated with normal sperms in vitro. After IVF, the resulted zygotes were collected for IF staining. Scale bar, 10 μm. i Representative images of mouse zygotes cultured for 24, 48, 72, and 96 h after co-microinjection with mCherry-Trim21 mRNA + isotype IgG (control) or mCherry-Trim21 mRNA + anti-pan 14-3-3 antibody. Scale bar, 50 μm. The validation for the loss of pan 14-3-3 was presented in Supplementary Fig. 11. j The proportions of embryos on different stages in panel i were calculated. N = 3 independent experiments. The data are presented as mean ± S.D. (standard deviation). k Representative images of zygotes cultured for 24, 48, 72, and 96 h after microinjection with mRNA solvent (control) or mixed mRNAs of seven 14-3-3 paralogs. Zygotes were flushed from the oviduct of Tle6Null female mice (mated with normal males) at 11–13 h post human chorionic gonadotrophin injection. Scale bar, 50 μm. l, The average proportions of embryos on different stages in panel k were calculated. N = 2 independent experiments.