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ZYGOTE
卷 30, 期 6, 页码 872-881出版社
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199422000417
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Meiosis; Microtubule; Microtubule-severing proteins; Oocyte; Spindle
This study found that FIGNL1, a member of microtubule-severing proteins (MTSPs), plays an important role in female meiosis in mouse oocytes. FIGNL1 influences the meiosis process by affecting spindle formation, and its depletion leads to spindle defects and abnormal chromosome arrangement, oocyte maturation, and fertilization obstacles.
Microtubule-severing proteins (MTSPs) play important roles in mitosis and interphase. However, to the best of our knowledge, no previous studies have evaluated the role of MTSPs in female meiosis in mammals. It was found that FIGNL1, a member of MTSPs, was predominantly expressed in mouse oocytes and distributed at the spindle poles during meiosis in the present study. FIGNL1 was co-localized and interacted with gamma-tubulin, an important component of the microtubule tissue centre (MTOC). Fignl1 knockdown by specific small interfering RNA caused spindle defects characterized by an abnormal length:width ratio and decreased microtubule density, which consequently led to aberrant chromosome arrangement, oocyte maturation and fertilization obstacles. In conclusion, the present results suggested that FIGNL1 may be an essential factor in oocyte maturation by influencing the meiosis process via the formation of spindles.
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