Restoration of meiosis II by Mos in starfish oocytes in which
translation of mos is prevented. (A)
Formation of two polar bodies along with a female pronucleus after
1-MeAde addition to oocytes that had received the injection of
antisense mos (AS) and either GST-Mos or ΔN-STE11.
Polar bodies (arrowheads) were detected by DAPI staining. Black arrow
indicates the female pronucleus. BrdUrd incorporation was undetectable
in female pronuclei of GST-Mos or ΔN-STE11-restored oocytes but could
be detected in control oocytes (white arrows). (B) Two
limited rounds of H1 kinase activity after 1-MeAde addition to oocytes
that had received the injection of antisense mos and the
GST-Mos fusion protein. After 1-MeAde addition, oocytes were recovered
at indicated times and processed for measurement of H1 kinase activity
(Top and Middle for autoradiogram;
Bottom for radioactivity of the excised histone H1
bands; open circles, injection with antisense mos plus
GST-Mos; closed squares, injection with antisense mos
plus GST) and for Tyr phosphorylation in Cdc2 (Bottom,
Insets). In both A and B,
control oocytes had been injected with antisense mos
(AS) and GST before 1-MeAde addition.