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The oocyte spindle midzone pauses Cdk1 inactivation during fertilization to enable male pronuclear formation and embryo development
1 May 2022
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Inactivation of cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (Cdk1), controlled by cyclin B1 proteolysis, orders events during mitotic exit. Here, we used a FRET biosensor to study Cdk1 activity while simultaneously monitoring anaphase II and pronuclear (PN) formation in live mouse eggs throughout fertilization. We find that Cdk1 inactivation occurs over two phases separated by a 3-h pause, the first induces anaphase II and the...
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