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Advanced Science, EarlyView.We identify a Lepidoptera‐conserved testis‐specific arylalkylamine N‐acetyltransferase (LTNAT) that governs male moth fertility via a novel mechanism. LTNAT loss disrupts eupyrene sperm mitochondrial derivatives and impairs apyrene sperm motility, offering a safe molecular target for innovative pesticides and genetic pest control.
Hao Sun +5 more
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Translational repression by 4E-T is crucial to maintain the prophase-I arrest in vertebrate oocytes
Nature CommunicationsMeiotic maturation of vertebrate oocytes occurs in the near-absence of transcription. Thus, female fertility relies on timely translational activation of maternal transcripts stockpiled in full-grown prophase-I-arrested oocytes.
Andreas Heim +5 more
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Biomolecular Concepts, 2014 Meiosis is a unique type of cell division that is performed only by germ cells to form haploid gametes. The switch from mitosis to meiosis exhibits a distinct sex-specific difference in timing, with female germ cells entering meiosis during fetal ...
Jørgensen Anne, Rajpert-De Meyts Ewa
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Anastral spindle assembly and γ-tubulin in
BMC Cell Biology, 2011 Background Anastral spindles assemble by a mechanism that involves microtubule nucleation and growth from chromatin. It is still uncertain whether γ-tubulin, a microtubule nucleator essential for mitotic spindle assembly and maintenance, plays a role ...
Hallen Mark A, Endow Sharyn A
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Haploid meiosis in Arabidopsis: double-strand breaks are formed and repaired but without synapsis and crossovers. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Two hallmark features of meiosis are i) the formation of crossovers (COs) between homologs and ii) the production of genetically-unique haploid spores that will fuse to restore the somatic ploidy level upon fertilization.
Marta Cifuentes +4 more
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Separase Control and Cohesin Cleavage in Oocytes: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Cells, 2022 The key to gametogenesis is the proper execution of a specialized form of cell division named meiosis. Prior to the meiotic divisions, the recombination of maternal and paternal chromosomes creates new genetic combinations necessary for fitness and ...
Katja Wassmann
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Karyotype evolution in progress: A new diploid number in Belostoma candidulum (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae) from Argentina leading to new insights into its ecology and evolution [PDF]
, 2014 A novel chromosome complement (2n = 14 = 12 + XY/XX; male/female sex chromosomes), male meiosis behaviour, heterochromatin characterization, and frequency and distribution of chiasmata are described for the first time in specimens from a natural ...
Bressa, Maria Jose +1 more
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Loss of Cx43 in Murine Sertoli Cells Leads to Altered Prepubertal Sertoli Cell Maturation and Impairment of the Mitosis-Meiosis Switch. [PDF]
, 2020 Male factor infertility is a problem in today's society but many underlying causes are still unknown. The generation of a conditional Sertoli cell (SC)-specific connexin 43 (Cx43) knockout mouse line (SCCx43KO) has provided a translational model ...
Behr, Rüdiger +10 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This work establishes that ac4C modification on lncRNA Gm26917 governs its spatial interactions with Rpl10 mRNA, and RBP EEF1A1 mediates the interaction between Gm26917 and Rpl10. It elucidates a novel ac4C‐Gm26917‐EEF1A1‐Rpl10 axis in FGSC maintenance both in vitro and in vivo, and provides a potential molecular target for modulating germ cell ...
Xinyue Li, Xiaopeng Hu, Ji Wu
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RPA directly stimulates Mer3 helicase processivity to ensure normal crossover formation in meiosis
Nature CommunicationsMeiotic crossover formation is critical for generating viable gametes and enhancing genetic diversity. The helicase Mer3 (HFM1 in humans) is a highly conserved factor essential for promoting crossovers and ensuring their proper distribution.
Veronika Altmannova +10 more
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