The male pachynema-specific protein MAPS drives phase separation in vitro and regulates sex body formation and chromatin behaviors in vivo

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Dynamic chromosome remodeling and nuclear compartmentalization take place during mammalian meiotic prophase I. We report here that the crucial roles of male pachynema-specific protein (MAPS) in pachynema progression might be mediated by its liquid-liquid phase separation in vitro and in cellulo. MAPS forms distinguishable liquid phases, and deletion or mutations of its N-terminal amino acids (aa) 2-9 disrupt its secondary structure and charge properties, impeding phase separation. Maps-/- pachytene spermatocytes exhibit defects in nucleus compartmentalization, including defects in forming sex bodies, altered nucleosome composition, and disordered chromatin accessibility. MapsΔ2-9/Δ2-9 male mice expressing MAPS protein lacking aa 2-9 phenocopy Maps-/- mice. Moreover, a frameshift mutation in C3orf62, the human counterpart of Maps, is correlated with nonobstructive azoospermia in a patient exhibiting pachynema arrest in spermatocyte development. Hence, the phase separation property of MAPS seems essential for pachynema progression in mouse and human spermatocytes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Cell reports - 43(2024), 1 vom: 23. Jan., Seite 113651

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lin, Zexiong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Dongliang [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Jiahuan [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Chencheng [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Dongteng [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Haiwei [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Chunxu [VerfasserIn]
Li, Peng [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yuxiang [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Binjie [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Zhe [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Fu [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Dandan [VerfasserIn]
Rodriguez-Wallberg, Kenny A [VerfasserIn]
Li, Zheng [VerfasserIn]
Yeung, William S B [VerfasserIn]
Chow, Louise T [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Hengbin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Kui [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CP: Cell biology
CP: Molecular biology
Chromatin
Journal Article
MAPS
Male infertility
Meiotic prophase I
Phase separation
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sex body formation

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Date Completed 26.01.2024

Date Revised 12.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113651

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NLM366663763