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AURKA controls oocyte spindle assembly checkpoint and chromosome alignment by HEC1 phosphorylation.

Cecilia S Blengini, Shuang Tang, Robert J Mendola, G John Garrisi, Jason E Swain, Karen Schindler

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Cecilia S BlenginiDepartment of Genetics; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2978-0955
Shuang TangDepartment of Genetics; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7078-7289
Robert J MendolaCCRM / Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science (IRMS), Livingston, NJ, USA.
G John GarrisiCCRM / Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science (IRMS), Livingston, NJ, USA.
Jason E SwainCCRM Fertility, Lone Tree, CO, USA.
Karen SchindlerDepartment of Genetics; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA Ks804@hginj.rutgers.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-6113-1184

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Signaling Mechanisms that Control Chromosome Segregation during Female Meiosis (Equipment Administrative Supplement)R35GM136340 · NIGMS · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI Karen A Schindler · 2020 to 2026
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NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM136340
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In human oocytes, meiosis I is error-prone, causing early miscarriages and developmental disorders. The Aurora protein kinases are key regulators of chromosome segregation in mitosis and meiosis, and their dysfunction is associated with aneuploidy. Oocytes express three Aurora kinase (AURK) proteins, but only AURKA is necessary and sufficient to support oocyte meiosis in mice. However, the unique molecular contributions to ensuring high egg quality of AURKA remain unclear. Here, using a combination of genetic and pharmacological approaches, we evaluated how AURKA phosphorylation regulates outer kinetochore function during oocyte meiosis. We found that the outer kinetochore protein Ndc80/HEC1 is constitutively phosphorylated at multiple residues by Aurora kinases during meiosis I, but that serine 69 is specifically phosphorylated by AURKA in mouse and human oocytes. We further show that serine 69 phosphorylation contributes to spindle assembly checkpoint activation and chromosome alignment during meiosis I. These results provide a fundamental mechanistic understanding of how AURKA regulates meiosis and kinetochore function to ensure meiosis I fidelity.

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Aurora Kinase AM Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsNuclear ProteinsOocytesAnimalsChromosome SegregationCytoskeletal ProteinsFemaleHumansKinetochoresMeiosisMicePhosphorylationSpindle ApparatusAURKA protein, humanAurka protein, mouseAurora Kinase ACytoskeletal ProteinsNDC80 protein, humanNuclear Proteins

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PMID40328643
PMCPMC12056248

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