Figure 4.
RBM14 depletion leads to abnormal spindle morphology and chromosome misalignment in mouse oocytes. (A) Confocal images of control and RBM14-depleted oocytes. Green = α-tubulin-FITC antibody, blue = DNA (Hoechst 33342). In control oocytes, meiotic spindles presented normal barrel-shaped morphologies and well-aligned chromosomes. In RBM14-MO injected oocytes, meiotic spindles presented abnormal morphology (e.g., apolar and malformed) and irregularly scattered chromosomes. Scale bar = 20 μm. (B) Percentage of oocytes with spindle/chromosome defects. Data are mean ± SEM of three independent experiments. **P < 0.01.