Abstract
Previous studies from this laboratory have shown that purified MPF from Xenopus eggs contains cyclin B2 complexed with cdc2 kinase. The activation of MPF during oocyte maturation is known to require expression of the c-mosxe proto-oncogene. We show here that immunoprecipitates of either v-mos from Moloney murine sarcoma virus-transformed NIH 3T3 cells or c-mos from Xenopus eggs phosphorylate cyclin B2 in vitro. Phosphopeptide analysis reveals a pattern similar to that observed with cdc2 kinase. Moreover, ablation of c-mosxe from oocytes by antisense oligonucleotide injection reduces the rate of cyclin B2 phosphorylation in oocyte extracts by 40%. These results suggest that the mechanism of activation of MPF by c-mosxe involves phosphorylation of the cyclin component.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 825-831 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Cell |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology