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ArticleeLife2021

SUMO is a pervasive regulator of meiosis.

Nikhil R Bhagwat, Shannon N Owens, Masaru Ito, Jay V Boinapalli, Philip Poa, Alexander Ditzel, Srujan Kopparapu, Meghan Mahalawat, Owen Richard Davies, Sean R Collins and 3 more

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Article in eLife, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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54citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Controlling Meiotic Double-Strand Break Formation in Mice: A Web of Multivalent Protein-Protein Interactions.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2026
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  13. HEIP1 orchestrates pro-crossover protein activity during mammalian meiosis.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Nikhil R BhagwatHoward Hughes Medical Institute, University of California Davis, Davis, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2945-6453
Shannon N OwensDepartment of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California Davis, Davis, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0810-0116
Masaru ItoHoward Hughes Medical Institute, University of California Davis, Davis, United States.
Jay V BoinapalliDepartment of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California Davis, Davis, United States.
Philip PoaDepartment of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California Davis, Davis, United States.
Alexander DitzelDepartment of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California Davis, Davis, United States.
Srujan KopparapuDepartment of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California Davis, Davis, United States.
Meghan MahalawatDepartment of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California Davis, Davis, United States.
Owen Richard DaviesInstitute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-3806-5403
Sean R CollinsDepartment of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California Davis, Davis, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4276-5840
Jeffrey R JohnsonDepartment of Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, United States.
Nevan J KroganDepartment of Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, United States.
Neil HunterHoward Hughes Medical Institute, University of California Davis, Davis, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1498-2327
University of California, Davis · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · USNewcastle University · GB

Funding

Staff InvestigatorsP30CA093373 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI Gina M Dayton · 2002 to 2026
$84.9M
UC Davis MCB T32 Administrative Supplement to Recognize Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) MentorshipT32GM007377 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI CHEDIN, FREDERIC LOUIS · 1985 to 2023
$9.9M
Joint Molecule Resolution During Meiotic RecombinationR01GM074223 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI HUNTER, NEIL · 2005 to 2025
$6.0M
The Nature, Function and Mechanism of Recombination-Associated DNA Synthesis During MeiosisF31GM125106 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI OWENS, SHANNON NICOLE · 2017 to 2018
$73k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNCI NIH HHS P30 CA093373NIGMS NIH HHS F31 GM125106NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM074223NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007377
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein modification by SUMO helps orchestrate the elaborate events of meiosis to faithfully produce haploid gametes. To date, only a handful of meiotic SUMO targets have been identified. Here, we delineate a multidimensional SUMO-modified meiotic proteome in budding yeast, identifying 2747 conjugation sites in 775 targets, and defining their relative levels and dynamics. Modified sites cluster in disordered regions and only a minority match consensus motifs. Target identities and modification dynamics imply that SUMOylation regulates all levels of chromosome organization and each step of meiotic prophase I. Execution-point analysis confirms these inferences, revealing functions for SUMO in S-phase, the initiation of recombination, chromosome synapsis and crossing over. K15-linked SUMO chains become prominent as chromosomes synapse and recombine, consistent with roles in these processes. SUMO also modifies ubiquitin, forming hybrid oligomers with potential to modulate ubiquitin signaling. We conclude that SUMO plays diverse and unanticipated roles in regulating meiotic chromosome metabolism.

Indexed as

MeiosisSumoylationChromosome PairingProphaseSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSUMO-1 ProteinSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSUMO-1 Proteincell biologycrossing overdevelopmental biologyhomologous recombinationmeiosisproteomicsS. cerevisiaeSUMOUbiquitin

Identifiers

PMID33502312
PMCPMC7924959
OpenAlexW3123649956

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