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Mechanical Mechanisms of Chromosome Segregation [PDF]
Cells, 2021 Chromosome segregation—the partitioning of genetic material into two daughter cells—is one of the most crucial processes in cell division. In all Eukaryotes, chromosome segregation is driven by the spindle, a microtubule-based, self-organizing ...
Maya I. Anjur-Dietrich +2 more
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Chromosome segregation in plant meiosis [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2014 Faithful chromosome segregation in meiosis is essential for ploidy stability over sexual life cycles. In plants, defective chromosome segregation caused by gene mutations or other factors leads to the formation of unbalanced or unreduced gametes creating
Linda eZamariola +4 more
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NuSAP4 regulates chromosome segregation in Trypanosoma brucei by promoting bipolar spindle assembly [PDF]
Communications BiologyFaithful chromosome segregation in eukaryotes requires the assembly of a bipolar spindle and the faithful attachment of kinetochores to spindle microtubules, which are regulated by various spindle-associated proteins (SAPs) that play distinct functions ...
Qing Zhou, Ziyin Li
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Sod1 deficiency in mouse oocytes during in vitro maturation increases chromosome segregation errors with a reduced BUBR1 at kinetochore [PDF]
Reproductive Medicine and BiologyPurpose This study aimed to investigate the molecular mechanisms associated with chromosome segregation errors caused by intrinsic oxidative stress during in vitro oocyte maturation (IVM) using oocytes from Sod1‐deficient (Sod1KO) mice.
Mitsuru Nago +5 more
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Functional crosstalk between the cohesin loader and chromatin remodelers
Nature Communications, 2022 Chromatin remodelers direct the cohesin loader to nucleosome depleted regions where cohesin accesses chromosomes. Muñoz et al. now show that the cohesin loader in turn is a biochemical activator of a chromatin remodeler, helping to clear ...
Sofía Muñoz +5 more
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A Brownian ratchet model for DNA loop extrusion by the cohesin complex
eLife, 2021 The cohesin complex topologically encircles DNA to promote sister chromatid cohesion. Alternatively, cohesin extrudes DNA loops, thought to reflect chromatin domain formation. Here, we propose a structure-based model explaining both activities.
Torahiko L Higashi +4 more
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The large cytoplasmic volume of oocyte
The Journal of Reproduction and Development, 2022 The study of the size of cells and organelles has a long history, dating back to the 1600s when cells were defined. In particular, various methods have elucidated the size of the nucleus and the mitotic spindle in several species.
Hirohisa KYOGOKU, Tomoya S KITAJIMA
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Double-checking chromosome segregation
Journal of Cell Biology, 2023 Enduring chromosome segregation errors represent potential threats to genomic stability due to eventual chromosome copy number alterations (aneuploidy) and formation of micronuclei—key intermediates of a rapid mutational process known as chromothripsis that is found in cancer and congenital disorders.
Helder Maiato, Sónia Silva
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Genome Biology, 2020 Background Structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) complexes are central organizers of chromatin architecture throughout the cell cycle. The SMC family member condensin is best known for establishing long-range chromatin interactions in mitosis ...
Yasutaka Kakui +7 more
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Nature Communications, 2020 Oocyte meiosis must achieve spindle bipolarization without predefined spatial cues. Yoshida et al. demonstrate that spindle bipolarization during meiosis I in mouse oocytes requires kinetochores to prevent chromosome segregation errors, a phenomenon that
Shuhei Yoshida +12 more
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