Further, we established a model in mouse oocytes using siRNA knockdowns that target mitochondrial calcium uniporters (MCUs) in order to inhibit mitochondrial Ca2+concentrations.#Decreased numbers of oocytes successfully progressed to the germinal vesicle stage and extruded the first polar body during in...
Cellmembranes…(1)areprimarilymadeupofmembranelipidsandproteins.(2)defineboundariesbetweenthecytosol,organelles,andextracellularenvironment.(3)transporthydrophobicmoleculesbetweencompartmentsinthecell.(4)allowthepassivediffusionofionsacrossthelipidbilayer.(5)regulatethemovementofchargedmoleculesbetweencompartmentsinthecell...