RRC ID 31991
著者 Brockway H, Balukoff N, Dean M, Alleva B, Smolikove S.
タイトル The CSN/COP9 signalosome regulates synaptonemal complex assembly during meiotic prophase I of Caenorhabditis elegans.
ジャーナル PLoS Genet
Abstract The synaptonemal complex (SC) is a conserved protein structure that holds homologous chromosome pairs together throughout much of meiotic prophase I. It is essential for the formation of crossovers, which are required for the proper segregation of chromosomes into gametes. The assembly of the SC is likely to be regulated by post-translational modifications. The CSN/COP9 signalosome has been shown to act in many pathways, mainly via the ubiquitin degradation/proteasome pathway. Here we examine the role of the CSN/COP9 signalosome in SC assembly in the model organism C. elegans. Our work shows that mutants in three subunits of the CSN/COP9 signalosome fail to properly assemble the SC. In these mutants, SC proteins aggregate, leading to a decrease in proper pairing between homologous chromosomes. The reduction in homolog pairing also results in an accumulation of recombination intermediates and defects in repair of meiotic DSBs to form the designated crossovers. The effect of the CSN/COP9 signalosome mutants on synapsis and crossover formation is due to increased neddylation, as reducing neddylation in these mutants can partially suppress their phenotypes. We also find a marked increase in apoptosis in csn mutants that specifically eliminates nuclei with aggregated SC proteins. csn mutants exhibit defects in germline proliferation, and an almost complete pachytene arrest due to an inability to activate the MAPK pathway. The work described here supports a previously unknown role for the CSN/COP9 signalosome in chromosome behavior during meiotic prophase I.
巻・号 10(11)
ページ e1004757
公開日 2014-11-1
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004757
PII PGENETICS-D-14-01298
PMID 25375142
PMC PMC4222726
MeSH Animals COP9 Signalosome Complex Caenorhabditis elegans Chromosome Pairing / genetics Chromosome Segregation / genetics* Crossing Over, Genetic* DNA Damage / genetics DNA Repair / genetics Meiosis / genetics Meiotic Prophase I / genetics* Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / genetics Multiprotein Complexes / genetics* Mutation Peptide Hydrolases / genetics* Signal Transduction Synaptonemal Complex / genetics*
IF 5.175
引用数 15
WOS 分野 GENETICS & HEREDITY
リソース情報
線虫 csn-2(tm2823) pch-2(tm1458)