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ReviewCurrent opinion in genetics & development2025

Rewiring for movements in meiotic prophase: regulators, roles, and evolutionary pathways.

Wenxin Xie, Manjunath Gowder, Dominic Bazzano, Morgan DeSantis, Saher S Hammoud

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Review in Current opinion in genetics & development, 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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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

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Wenxin XieDepartment of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. Electronic address: wxxie@umich.edu.
Manjunath GowderDepartment of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Dominic BazzanoDepartment of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Morgan DeSantisDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. Electronic address: mdesant@umich.edu.
Saher S HammoudDepartment of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. Electronic address: hammou@umich.edu.

Funding

The role of ZCWPW1 in meiosisR01GM148028 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Francesca Cole, Saher Sue Hammoud · 2023 to 2026
$2.4M
Mechanisms of chromosome motility during mammalian meiosisR01HD108809 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Jayakrishnan Nandakumar · 2022 to 2026
$2.4M
Career Training in Reproductive BiologyT32HD079342 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Suzanne M MOENTER · 2014 to 2026
$2.3M
The mechanisms of MEIG1 complex in mammalian spermiogenesis and fertilizationR01HD114311 · NICHD · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Saher Sue Hammoud, Christopher V Kelly · 2024 to 2026
$1.9M
Mechanisms of dynein regulationR35GM146739 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Morgan DeSantis · 2022 to 2026
$1.7M
Dissecting the role of ZCWPW1 in oocyte quality, fertility and ovarian physiology.F31HD113285 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Dominic Bazzano · 2024 to 2026
$131k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Meiotic prophase movement and chromosome bouquet formation are highly conserved processes and essential features of meiosis, yet their functional components and dependencies vary among organisms. A key feature of meiotic prophase is that chromosome regions like telomeres or centromeres become physically tethered to the inner nuclear membrane through a hierarchical and sequential arrangement of proteins. Telomeres or their analogs further interact with the cytoskeletal machinery, which provides the necessary mechanical force to execute the chromosomal movements that enable homologous pairing, synapsis, and meiotic recombination. Despite decades of research, our understanding of these processes, their interdependencies, and their precise role remains incomplete. Here, we summarize the current mechanistic understanding and describe avenues for further exploration.

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Chromosome PairingMeiosisTelomereAnimalsCentromereHumans

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PMID40484002
PMCPMC12277060

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