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ArticleScientific reports2017

Delayed APC/C activation extends the first mitosis of mouse embryos.

Anna Ajduk, Bernhard Strauss, Jonathon Pines, Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Early onset of APC/C activity renders SAC inefficient in mouse embryos.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Anna AjdukThe Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QN, UK.
Bernhard StraussThe Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QN, UK.
Jonathon PinesThe Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QN, UK. Jon.Pines@icr.ac.uk.
Magdalena Zernicka-GoetzThe Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QN, UK. mz205@cam.ac.uk.
University of Cambridge · GBUniversity of Warsaw · PLWellcome/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute · GBWellcome Trust · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0701184Medical Research Council G1000818Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The correct temporal regulation of mitosis underpins genomic stability because it ensures the alignment of chromosomes on the mitotic spindle that is required for their proper segregation to the two daughter cells. Crucially, sister chromatid separation must be delayed until all the chromosomes have attached to the spindle; this is achieved by the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint (SAC) that inhibits the Anaphase Promoting Complex/Cyclosome (APC/C) ubiquitin ligase. In many species the first embryonic M-phase is significantly prolonged compared to the subsequent divisions, but the reason behind this has remained unclear. Here, we show that the first M-phase in the mouse embryo is significantly extended due to a delay in APC/C activation. Unlike in somatic cells, where the APC/C first targets cyclin A2 for degradation at nuclear envelope breakdown (NEBD), we find that in zygotes cyclin A2 remains stable for a significant period of time after NEBD. Our findings that the SAC prevents cyclin A2 degradation, whereas over-expressed Plk1 stimulates it, support our conclusion that the delay in cyclin A2 degradation is caused by low APC/C activity. As a consequence of delayed APC/C activation cyclin B1 stability in the first mitosis is also prolonged, leading to the unusual length of the first M-phase.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalTranscriptional ActivationAnaphase-Promoting Complex-CyclosomeAnimalsBiomarkersCyclin A2Cyclin B1Embryonic DevelopmentGene ExpressionGenes, ReporterMiceMitosisM Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsProteolysisAnaphase-Promoting Complex-CyclosomeBiomarkersCyclin A2Cyclin B1

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PMID28851945
PMCPMC5575289
OpenAlexW2745593581

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