Sperm Nuclear Expansion and Meiotic Maturation in Normal and Gynogenetic Eggs of the Scallop,Chlamys farreri  

作　　者：PAN Ying LI Qi YU Ruihai WANG Rucai 

机构地区：[1]College of Fisheries, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, P. R. China [2]College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, P. R. China

出　　处：《Journal of Ocean University of China》2008年第1期103-107,共5页中国海洋大学学报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30170735);the Cultivation Fund of the Key Scientific and Technical Innovation Project,Ministry of Education of China(No.70741)

摘　　要：Sperm nuclear expansion, meiosis and the association of the male and female pronuclei leading to the four-cell stage in normal Chlamys farreri eggs were observed under a fluorescence microscope. The effects of ultraviolet (UV) irradiation on the fer- tilizing sperm were also examined. Both normal and UV-irradiated sperm nuclei enlarged at three distinct phases (phase A, meta- phase I; phase B, polar body formation; and phase C, female pronuclear development and expansion) that were temporally correlated with meiotic process of the maternal chromosomes. Sperm nuclei underwent a rapid, initial enlargement during phase A, but con- densed slightly during phase B, then re-enlarged during phase C. The effects of UV irradiation were not apparent during transforma- tion of the sperm nucleus into a male pronucleus, and there was not any apparent effect on meiotic maturation and development of the female pronucleus. However, the rate of expansion of the UV-irradiated sperm nuclei and the size of male pronuclei were reduced apparently. Unlike the female pronucleus, the male pronucleus derived from sperm genome inactivated by UV irradiation did not form chromosomes, but became a dense chromatin body (DCB). At mitotic anaphase, DCB did not participate in the karyokinesis of the first cleavage as evidenced by chromosomal nondisjunction, demonstrating the effectiveness of using UV irradiation to induce gynogenetic scallop embryos.Sperm nuclear expansion, meiosis and the association of the male and female pronuclei leading to the four-cell stage in normal Chlamysfarreri eggs were observed under a fluorescence microscope. The effects of ultraviolet （UV） irradiation on the fertilizing sperm were also examined. Both normal and UV-irradiated sperm nuclei enlarged at three distinct phases （phase A, metaphase I; phase B, polar body formation; and phase C, female pronuclear development and expansion） that were temporally correlated with meiotic process of the maternal chromosomes. Sperm nuclei underwent a rapid, initial enlargement during phase A, but condensed slightly during phase B, then re-enlarged during phase C. The effects of UV irradiation were not apparent during transformation of the sperm nucleus into a male pronucleus, and there was not any apparent effect on meiotic maturation and development of the female pronucleus. However, the rate of expansion of the UV-irradiated sperm nuclei and the size of male pronuclei were reduced apparently. Unlike the female pronucleus, the male pronucleus derived from sperm genome inactivated by UV irradiation did not form chromosomes, but became a dense chromatin body （DCB）. At mitotic anaphase, DCB did not participate in the karyokinesis of the first cleavage as evidenced by chromosomal nondisjunction, demonstrating the effectiveness of using UV irradiation to induce gynogenetic scallop embryos.

关 键 词：Chlamys farreri sperm nuclear expansion ultraviolet irradiation GYNOGENESIS 

分 类 号：Q178.53[生物学—水生生物学]