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- Title
SMC1beta-deficient female mice provide evidence that cohesins are a missing link in age-related nondisjunction.
- Authors
Hodges, Craig A; Revenkova, Ekaterina; Jessberger, Rolf; Hassold, Terry J; Hunt, Patricia A
- Abstract
Mitotic chromosome segregation is facilitated by the cohesin complex, which maintains physical connections between sister chromatids until anaphase. Meiotic cell division is considerably more complex, as cohesion must be released sequentially to facilitate orderly segregation of chromosomes at both meiosis I and meiosis II. This necessitates meiosis-specific cohesin components; recent studies in rodents suggest that these influence chromosome behavior during both cell division and meiotic prophase. To elucidate the role of the meiosis-specific cohesin SMC1beta (encoded by Smc1l2) in oogenesis, we carried out meiotic studies of female SMC1beta-deficient mice. Our results provide the first direct evidence that SMC1beta acts as a chiasma binder in mammals, stabilizing sites of exchange until anaphase. Additionally, our observations support the hypothesis that deficient cohesion is an underlying cause of human age-related aneuploidy.
- Publication
Nature genetics, 2005, Vol 37, Issue 12, p1351
- ISSN
1061-4036
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/ng1672