Cortical alveolus breakdown in the eggs of the freshwater teleostRhodeus ocellatus ocellatus

1990 ◽  
Vol 227 (4) ◽  
pp. 486-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadayuki Ohta ◽  
Takashi Iwamatsu ◽  
Masako Tanaka ◽  
Yasuaki Yoshimoto
Keyword(s):  
Cortical Alveolus

Oogenesis in Laetacara araguaiae (Ottoni and Costa, 2009) (Labriformes: Cichlidae)

Zygote ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 502-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Pereira dos Santos-Silva ◽  
Diógenes Henrique de Siqueira-Silva ◽  
Alexandre Ninhaus-Silveira ◽  
Rosicleire Veríssimo-Silveira
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Follicle ◽  
Secondary Growth ◽  
Cichlid Fish ◽  
Germinal Vesicle ◽  
Ornamental Fish ◽  
Maturation Stage ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Cortical Alveolus ◽  
Initial Deposition

SummaryWe aimed to analyze the oogenesis of adult females of the cichlid fish Laetacara araguaiae. The specimens’ gonads were removed and processed for light and transmission electron microscopy. Oogenesis in L. araguaiae showed the following characteristics: a germinal epithelium with three types of oogonia (A-undifferentiated, A-differentiated and B-oogonia), oocytes at meiotic prophase stage and ovarian follicle formation. Oocytes showing primary growth with pre-vitellogenic and cortical alveolus were observed. Similar to data for other cichlids, oocytes in secondary growth or vitellogenesis were characterized by the initial deposition of yolk microgranules. The event that characterizes the maturation stage is nucleolus migration, also called the germinal vesicle, to the oocyte periphery in the direction of the micropyle. The follicular complex undergoes several changes throughout the oocyte stages. To the best of our knowledge this study is the first to describe L. araguaiae oogenesis. Moreover, this study is the first step to better understand the reproductive biology of this species, which shows great potential for use as an ornamental fish.

Assembly in vitro of vitelline envelope components induced by a cortical alveolus sialoglycoprotein of eggs of the fish Tribolodon hakonensis

Zygote ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigeharu Kudo ◽  
Chisato Teshima
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Medium ◽  
Serine Proteinase ◽  
Tribolodon Hakonensis ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Sds Page ◽  
Cortical Alveolus ◽  
Vitelline Envelope ◽  
Component Assembly ◽  
Serine Proteinase Activity

Assembly in vitro of vitelline envelope (VE) components, which were precipitated by 50–70% saturated ammonium sulphate from VE extracts, was induced by the action of a sialoglycoprotein that is immunohistochemically localised in cortical alveoli of fish eggs and has serine proteinase activity. The VE components consisted of major bands of molecular mass about 150–120, 110–100, 70 and 27 kDa in addition to about 20 minor bands and contained a chorionic transglutaminase, visualised as two fluorescent bands by monodansylcadaverine staining. The VE component assembly in vitro was Ca2+-dependent, not induced if the sialoglycoprotein was pretreated with a serine proteinase inhibitor, and inhibited by the presence of p-chloromercuribenzoate, iodoacetamide or L-cysteine in the reaction medium system. Electron microscopy revealed that assembly in vitro of the VE components consisted of aggregates of network sheets, consisting of branching and anastomosing thin (approximately 27–52 nm) and thick (approximately 137–376 nm) filamentous substances. Separation by SDS-PAGE showed that a considerable number of VE components participated in the assembly in vitro in various amounts. These results suggest at least partial reproduction of the phenomena that occur in the process of fertilisation envelope (FE) formation, and provide a new approach to investigation of the process of FE assembly in vitro.

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