Oocyte-Specific Differences in Cell-Cycle Control Create an Innate Susceptibility to Meiotic Errors

So Iha Nagaoka; Craig A Hodges; David F Albertini; Patricia Ann Hunt

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2011.03.003

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Oocyte-Specific Differences in Cell-Cycle Control Create an Innate Susceptibility to Meiotic Errors

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Oocyte-Specific Differences in Cell-Cycle Control Create an Innate Susceptibility to Meiotic Errors

So Iha Nagaoka, Craig A Hodges, David F Albertini and Patricia Ann Hunt

Current biology, Vol.21(8), pp.651-657

04/26/2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2011.03.003

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PMCID: PMC3225230

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Abstract

Segregation of homologs at the first meiotic division (MI) is facilitated by crossovers and by a physical constraint imposed on sister kinetochores that facilitates monopolar attachment to the MI spindle. Recombination failure or premature separation of homologs results in univalent chromosomes at MI, and univalents constrained to form monopolar attachments should be inherently unstable and trigger the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) [1]. Although univalents trigger cell-cycle arrest in the male [2–5], this is not the case in mammalian oocytes [6, 7]. Because the spindle assembly portion of the SAC appears to function normally [8–10], two hypotheses have been proposed to explain the lack of response to univalents: (1) reduced stringency of the oocyte SAC to aberrant chromosome behavior [7], and (2) the ability of univalents to satisfy the SAC by forming bipolar attachments [6]. The present study of Mlh1 mutant mice demonstrates that metaphase alignment is not a prerequisite for anaphase onset and provides strong evidence that MI spindle stabilization and anaphase onset require stable bipolar attachment of a critical mass—but not all—of chromosomes. We postulate that subtle differences in SAC-mediated control make the human oocyte inherently error prone and contribute to the age-related increase in aneuploidy. ► Metaphase alignment is not a prerequisite for anaphase onset in the mouse oocyte ► Chromosome behavior influences MI spindle formation and stabilization ► Insensitivity to misaligned chromosomes renders the oocyte error prone

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Title: Oocyte-Specific Differences in Cell-Cycle Control Create an Innate Susceptibility to Meiotic Errors
Creators: So Iha Nagaoka - School of Molecular Biosciences and Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99163, USA
Craig A Hodges - Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
David F Albertini - Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, KU Cancer Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Patricia Ann Hunt - School of Molecular Biosciences and Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99163, USA
Publication Details: Current biology, Vol.21(8), pp.651-657
Academic Unit: Molecular Biosciences, School of
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Identifiers: 99900547058601842
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article