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ArticleNature communications2021

The SUN1-SPDYA interaction plays an essential role in meiosis prophase I.

Yanyan Chen, Yan Wang, Juan Chen, Wu Zuo, Yong Fan, Sijia Huang, Yongmei Liu, Guangming Chen, Qing Li, Jinsong Li and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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14 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Yanyan Chen *State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Yan Wang *State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Juan ChenNinth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Wu ZuoState Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Yong FanNinth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Sijia HuangNinth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yongmei LiuNinth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Guangming ChenNinth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Qing LiUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6392-9699
Jinsong LiUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3456-662X
Jian WuNinth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2072-0967
Qian BianNinth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7022-2213
Chenhui HuangNinth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. huangchh@shsmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-1947-9472
Ming LeiNinth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. leim@shsmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-1153-4791
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromosomes pair and synapse with their homologous partners to segregate correctly at the first meiotic division. Association of telomeres with the LINC (Linker of Nucleoskeleton and Cytoskeleton) complex composed of SUN1 and KASH5 enables telomere-led chromosome movements and telomere bouquet formation, facilitating precise pairwise alignment of homologs. Here, we identify a direct interaction between SUN1 and Speedy A (SPDYA) and determine the crystal structure of human SUN1-SPDYA-CDK2 ternary complex. Analysis of meiosis prophase I process in SPDYA-binding-deficient SUN1 mutant mice reveals that the SUN1-SPDYA interaction is required for the telomere-LINC complex connection and the assembly of a ring-shaped telomere supramolecular architecture at the nuclear envelope, which is critical for efficient homologous pairing and synapsis. Overall, our results provide structural insights into meiotic telomere structure that is essential for meiotic prophase I progression.

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Meiotic Prophase IAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TumorCrystallography, X-RayCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2FemaleHEK293 CellsHumansMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, TransgenicMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMutationNuclear ProteinsCDK2 protein, humanCell Cycle ProteinsCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Membrane ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNuclear ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsSPDYA protein, humanSpy1 protein, mouseSUN1 protein, humanSUN1 protein, mouse

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