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ArticleNature communications2025

Aberrant activation of chromosome asynapsis checkpoint triggers oocyte elimination.

Xiaofei Jiao, Zhongyang Liang, Jiwei Li, Long Bai, Jun Xu, Yidan Liu, Lin-Yu Lu

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Xiaofei Jiao *Key Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics (Ministry of Education), Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Zhongyang Liang *Key Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics (Ministry of Education), Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Jiwei Li *Key Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics (Ministry of Education), Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Long BaiKey Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics (Ministry of Education), Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5807-7997
Jun XuZhejiang Key Laboratory of Frontier Medical Research on Cancer Metabolism, Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-1360-2778
Yidan LiuKey Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics (Ministry of Education), Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. yidanliu@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6148-266X
Lin-Yu LuKey Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics (Ministry of Education), Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. lulinyu@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7665-6650

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32070829, 32370900National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32200692
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromosome synapsis is an evolutionarily conserved process essential for meiotic recombination. HORMAD1 and HORMAD2, which monitor chromosome asynapsis by localizing to unsynapsed chromosome axes, are removed from synapsed chromosome axes by TRIP13, though the biological significance of this process remains unclear. We show that when HORMAD1 and HORMAD2 are retained on synapsed chromosome axes, they recruit BRCA1, activate chromosome asynapsis checkpoint, and trigger oocyte elimination. Unexpectedly, N-terminal tagging retains HORMAD1 and HORMAD2 on synapsed chromosome axes without triggering oocyte elimination due to defective BRCA1 recruitment. Mechanistically, HORMAD1 co-immunoprecipitates with BRCA1 readily, not through the canonical closure motif-binding mode but via an interface on its HORMA domain near the N-terminus. HORMAD2 co-immunoprecipitates with BRCA1 weakly but also regulates its recruitment. Collectively, the TRIP13-dependent removal of HORMAD1 and HORMAD2 from synapsed chromosome axes is essential for female fertility, preventing aberrant chromosome asynapsis checkpoint activation and unintended oocyte elimination.

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Cell Cycle ProteinsChromosome PairingOocytesAnimalsBRCA1 ProteinFemaleHumansMeiosisMiceBRCA1 ProteinCell Cycle ProteinsNohma protein, mouse

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PMID40050306
PMCPMC11885488

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