Loss of UBE2S causes meiosis I arrest with normal spindle assembly checkpoint dynamics in mouse oocytes

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The timely degradation of proteins that regulate the cell cycle is essential for oocyte maturation. Oocytes are equipped to degrade proteins via the ubiquitin-proteasome system. In meiosis, anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C), an E3 ubiquitin-ligase, is responsible for the degradation of proteins. Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2 S (UBE2S), an E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme, delivers ubiquitin to APC/C. APC/C has been extensively studied, but the functions of UBE2S in oocyte maturation and mouse fertility are not clear. In this study, we used Ube2s knockout mice to explore the role of UBE2S in mouse oocytes. Ube2s-deleted oocytes were characterized by meiosis I arrest with normal spindle assembly and spindle assembly checkpoint dynamics. However, the absence of UBE2S affected the activity of APC/C. Cyclin B1 and securin are two substrates of APC/C, and their levels were consistently high, resulting in the failure of homologous chromosome separation. Unexpectedly, the oocytes arrested in meiosis I could be fertilized and the embryos could become implanted normally, but died before embryonic day 10.5. In conclusion, our findings reveal an indispensable regulatory role of UBE2S in mouse oocyte meiosis and female fertility.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:151

Enthalten in:

Development (Cambridge, England) - 151(2024), 6 vom: 15. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sun, Si-Min [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Bing-Wang [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yuan-Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Hong-Yang [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Yuan-Hong [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Xue-Mei [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Jia-Ni [VerfasserIn]
Ouyang, Ying-Chun [VerfasserIn]
Weng, Chang-Jiang [VerfasserIn]
Guan, Yi-Chun [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Qing-Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhen-Bo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

APC/C
Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome
EC 2.3.2.23
EC 2.3.2.27
Journal Article
Meiosis I arrest
Mouse oocytes
SAC
UBE2S
Ube2s protein, mouse
Ubiquitins

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Date Completed 29.03.2024

Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1242/dev.202285

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370355776