CBD-1 organizes two independent complexes required for eggshell vitelline layer formation and egg activation in C. elegans
Autor: | Sara K. Olson, Diana Partida, Jolene K. Diedrich, Julián A. Prieto, Delfina P. González, John R. Yates, Marie Claire Harrison, James J. Moresco, Zachary T. Wilson, Helen V. Lamb |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
Vitelline membrane Biology Article 03 medical and health sciences Egg Shell Human fertilization Oogenesis medicine Animals Eggshell Zona pellucida Caenorhabditis elegans Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins Molecular Biology Zygote Oocyte activation Embryo Cell Biology Polyspermy Cell biology 030104 developmental biology medicine.anatomical_structure Carrier Proteins Chickens Developmental Biology Signal Transduction |
Popis: | Metazoan eggs have a specialized coat of extracellular matrix that aids in sperm-egg recognition. The coat is rapidly remodeled after fertilization to prevent polyspermy and establish a more permanent barrier to protect the developing embryo. In nematodes, this coat is called the vitelline layer, which is remodeled into the outermost layer of a rigid and impermeable eggshell. We have identified three key components of the vitelline layer structural scaffold - PERM-2, PERM-4 and CBD-1, the first such proteins to be described in the nematode C. elegans. CBD-1 tethered PERM-2 and PERM-4 to the nascent vitelline layer via two N-terminal chitin-binding domains. After fertilization, all three proteins redistributed from the zygote surface to the outer eggshell. Depletion of PERM-2 and PERM-4 from the scaffold led to a porous vitelline layer that permitted soluble factors to leak through the eggshell and resulted in embryonic death. In addition to its role in vitelline layer assembly, CBD-1 is also known to anchor a protein complex required for fertilization and egg activation (EGG-1-5/CHS-1/MBK-2). We found the PERM complex and EGG complex to be functionally independent, and structurally organized through distinct domains of CBD-1. CBD-1 is thus a multifaceted regulator that promotes distinct aspects of vitelline layer assembly and egg activation. In sum, our findings characterize the first vitelline layer components in nematodes, and provide a foundation through which to explore both conserved and species-specific strategies used by animals to build protective barriers following fertilization. |
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