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ArticleNucleic acids research2023

RNase H1 facilitates recombinase recruitment by degrading DNA-RNA hybrids during meiosis.

Chao Liu, Liying Wang, Yanan Li, Mengmeng Guo, Jun Hu, Teng Wang, Mengjing Li, Zhuo Yang, Ruoyao Lin, Wei Xu and 8 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Chao LiuGuangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China.
Liying WangGuangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China.
Yanan LiSchool of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3661-8729
Mengmeng GuoState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Innovation Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Jun HuState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
Teng WangSchool of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Mengjing LiCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
Zhuo YangCenter for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Ruoyao LinState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
Wei XuCenter for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9982-6982
Yinghong ChenState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Innovation Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Mengcheng LuoDepartment of Tissue and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan 430072, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7058-5911
Fei GaoState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Innovation Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4029-6411
Jia-Yu ChenState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
Qianwen SunCenter for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0111-5400
Hongbin LiuCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2550-7492
Bo SunSchool of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4590-7795
Wei LiGuangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6235-0749
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNNanjing University · CNShanghaiTech University · CNShandong University · CNTsinghua University · CNCenter for Life Sciences · CNGuangzhou Medical University · CNWuhan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA-RNA hybrids play various roles in many physiological progresses, but how this chromatin structure is dynamically regulated during spermatogenesis remains largely unknown. Here, we show that germ cell-specific knockout of Rnaseh1, a specialized enzyme that degrades the RNA within DNA-RNA hybrids, impairs spermatogenesis and causes male infertility. Notably, Rnaseh1 knockout results in incomplete DNA repair and meiotic prophase I arrest. These defects arise from the altered RAD51 and DMC1 recruitment in zygotene spermatocytes. Furthermore, single-molecule experiments show that RNase H1 promotes recombinase recruitment to DNA by degrading RNA within DNA-RNA hybrids and allows nucleoprotein filaments formation. Overall, we uncover a function of RNase H1 in meiotic recombination, during which it processes DNA-RNA hybrids and facilitates recombinase recruitment.

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MeiosisRibonuclease HCell Cycle ProteinsDNAHumansMaleRad51 RecombinaseRecombinasesSpermatocytesCell Cycle ProteinsDNARad51 RecombinaseRecombinasesRibonuclease Hribonuclease HI

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PMID37378420
PMCPMC10415156
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