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Presence of an extra chromosome alters meiotic double-stranded break repair dynamics and MLH1 foci distribution in human oocytes. Chromosoma 2013; 122:93-102. [DOI: 10.1007/s00412-012-0394-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2011] [Revised: 12/03/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Pan Z, Yang Q, Ye N, Wang L, Li J, Yu D, Cooke HJ, Shi Q. Complex relationship between meiotic recombination frequency and autosomal synaptonemal complex length per cell in normal human males. Am J Med Genet A 2012; 158A:581-7. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2010] [Accepted: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Theories to explain the prevalence of sex and recombination have long been a central theme of evolutionary biology. Yet despite decades of attention dedicated to the evolution of sex and recombination, the widespread pattern of sex differences in the recombination rate is not well understood and has received relatively little theoretical attention. Here, we argue that female meiotic drivers--alleles that increase in frequency by exploiting the asymmetric cell division of oogenesis--present a potent selective pressure favoring the modification of the female recombination rate. Because recombination plays a central role in shaping patterns of variation within and among dyads, modifiers of the female recombination rate can function as potent suppressors or enhancers of female meiotic drive. We show that when female recombination modifiers are unlinked to female drivers, recombination modifiers that suppress harmful female drive can spread. By contrast, a recombination modifier tightly linked to a driver can increase in frequency by enhancing female drive. Our results predict that rapidly evolving female recombination rates, particularly around centromeres, should be a common outcome of meiotic drive. We discuss how selection to modify the efficacy of meiotic drive may contribute to commonly observed patterns of sex differences in recombination.
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Giraut L, Falque M, Drouaud J, Pereira L, Martin OC, Mézard C. Genome-wide crossover distribution in Arabidopsis thaliana meiosis reveals sex-specific patterns along chromosomes. PLoS Genet 2011; 7:e1002354. [PMID: 22072983 PMCID: PMC3207851 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2011] [Accepted: 09/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In most species, crossovers (COs) are essential for the accurate segregation of homologous chromosomes at the first meiotic division. Their number and location are tightly regulated. Here, we report a detailed, genome-wide characterization of the rate and localization of COs in Arabidopsis thaliana, in male and female meiosis. We observed dramatic differences between male and female meiosis which included: (i) genetic map length; 575 cM versus 332 cM respectively; (ii) CO distribution patterns: male CO rates were very high at both ends of each chromosome, whereas female CO rates were very low; (iii) correlations between CO rates and various chromosome features: female CO rates correlated strongly and negatively with GC content and gene density but positively with transposable elements (TEs) density, whereas male CO rates correlated positively with the CpG ratio. However, except for CpG, the correlations could be explained by the unequal repartition of these sequences along the Arabidopsis chromosome. For both male and female meiosis, the number of COs per chromosome correlates with chromosome size expressed either in base pairs or as synaptonemal complex length. Finally, we show that interference modulates the CO distribution both in male and female meiosis.
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- Laurène Giraut
- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, UMR1318 INRA-AgroParisTech, INRA Centre de Versailles-Grignon, Versailles, France
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- UMR de Génétique Végétale du Moulon, INRA/CNRS/Univ Paris-Sud/AgroParisTech, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, UMR1318 INRA-AgroParisTech, INRA Centre de Versailles-Grignon, Versailles, France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, UMR1318 INRA-AgroParisTech, INRA Centre de Versailles-Grignon, Versailles, France
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- UMR de Génétique Végétale du Moulon, INRA/CNRS/Univ Paris-Sud/AgroParisTech, Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, UMR1318 INRA-AgroParisTech, INRA Centre de Versailles-Grignon, Versailles, France
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On parameters of the human genome. J Theor Biol 2011; 288:92-104. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2011] [Revised: 06/28/2011] [Accepted: 07/21/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Karhunen M. Dynamics of a sex-linked deleterious mutation in populations subject to sex reversal. PLoS One 2011; 6:e25362. [PMID: 22016765 PMCID: PMC3189978 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2011] [Accepted: 09/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The heterogametic sex chromosomes (i.e. mammalian Y and avian W) do not usually recombine with the homogametic sex chromosomes which is known to lead into rapid degeneration of Y and W due to accumulation of deleterious mutations. On the other hand, some 96% of amphibian species have homomorphic, i.e. non-degenerate Y chromosomes. Nicolas Perrin's fountain-of-youth hypothesis states that this is a result of recombination between X and Y chromosomes in sex-reversed individuals. In this study, I model the consequences of such recombination for the dynamics of a deleterious mutation occurring in Y chromosomes. As expected, even relatively low levels of sex reversal help to purge deleterious mutations. However, the population-dynamic consequences of this depend on the type of selection that operates on the population undergoing sex reversal. Under fecundity selection, sex reversal can be beneficial for some parameter values, whereas under survival selection, it seems to be always harmful.
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- Markku Karhunen
- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Lee YS, Chao A, Chen CH, Chou T, Wang SYM, Wang TH. Analysis of human meiotic recombination events with a parent-sibling tracing approach. BMC Genomics 2011; 12:434. [PMID: 21867557 PMCID: PMC3186786 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2010] [Accepted: 08/26/2011] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Meiotic recombination ensures that each child inherits distinct genetic materials from each parent, but the distribution of crossovers along meiotic chromosomes remains difficult to identify. In this study, we developed a parent-sibling tracing (PST) approach from previously reported methods to identify meiotic crossover sites of GEO GSE6754 data set. This approach requires only the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data of the pedigrees of both parents and at least two of children. RESULTS Compared to other SNP-based algorithms (identity by descent or pediSNP), fewer uninformative SNPs were derived with the use of PST. Analysis of a GEO GSE6754 data set containing 2,145 maternal and paternal meiotic events revealed that the pattern and distribution of paternal and maternal recombination sites vary along the chromosomes. Lower crossover rates near the centromeres were more prominent in males than in females. Based on analysis of repetitive sequences, we also showed that recombination hotspots are positively correlated with SINE/MIR repetitive elements and negatively correlated with LINE/L1 elements. The number of meiotic recombination events was positively correlated with the number of shorter tandem repeat sequences. CONCLUSIONS The advantages of the PST approach include the ability to use only two-generation pedigrees with two siblings and the ability to perform gender-specific analyses of repetitive elements and tandem repeat sequences while including fewer uninformative SNP regions in the results.
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- Yun-Shien Lee
- Department of Biotechnology, Ming Chuan University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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Stöck M, Horn A, Grossen C, Lindtke D, Sermier R, Betto-Colliard C, Dufresnes C, Bonjour E, Dumas Z, Luquet E, Maddalena T, Sousa HC, Martinez-Solano I, Perrin N. Ever-young sex chromosomes in European tree frogs. PLoS Biol 2011; 9:e1001062. [PMID: 21629756 PMCID: PMC3100596 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2010] [Accepted: 04/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Non-recombining sex chromosomes are expected to undergo evolutionary decay,
ending up genetically degenerated, as has happened in birds and mammals. Why are
then sex chromosomes so often homomorphic in cold-blooded vertebrates? One
possible explanation is a high rate of turnover events, replacing master
sex-determining genes by new ones on other chromosomes. An alternative is that
X-Y similarity is maintained by occasional recombination events, occurring in
sex-reversed XY females. Based on mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences, we
estimated the divergence times between European tree frogs (Hyla
arborea, H. intermedia, and H.
molleri) to the upper Miocene, about 5.4–7.1 million years
ago. Sibship analyses of microsatellite polymorphisms revealed that all three
species have the same pair of sex chromosomes, with complete absence of X-Y
recombination in males. Despite this, sequences of sex-linked loci show no
divergence between the X and Y chromosomes. In the phylogeny, the X and Y
alleles cluster according to species, not in groups of gametologs. We conclude
that sex-chromosome homomorphy in these tree frogs does not result from a recent
turnover but is maintained over evolutionary timescales by occasional X-Y
recombination. Seemingly young sex chromosomes may thus carry old-established
sex-determining genes, a result at odds with the view that sex chromosomes
necessarily decay until they are replaced. This raises intriguing perspectives
regarding the evolutionary dynamics of sexually antagonistic genes and the
mechanisms that control X-Y recombination. Non-recombining sex chromosomes, such as the Y chromosome, are expected to
degenerate over evolutionary times because they accumulate deleterious mutations
that cannot be corrected by recombination with a pristine copy. In most
cold-blooded vertebrates, such as frogs, however, sex chromosomes are
undifferentiated. Why is that so? On the one hand, the
“high-turnover” hypothesis holds that these sex chromosomes are
regularly replaced before they had time to decay. On the other hand, the
“fountain-of-youth” hypothesis posits that they are regularly
rejuvenated by X-Y recombination in sex-reversed XY females. Here, we show that
three species of tree frogs that diverged more than 5.4 million years ago share
the same pair of undifferentiated sex chromosomes. Although male recombination
stopped before species divergence, X and Y alleles show no differentiation, and
cluster by species, not gametologs. We conclude that their sex chromosome
homomorphy is not due to a recent turnover but is maintained over long
evolutionary times by occasional recombination. Such rare episodes of X-Y
recombination are expected to have long-lasting consequences on the evolution of
sex chromosomes and sex antagonistic genes.
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- Matthias Stöck
- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Lausanne,
Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Lausanne,
Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Lausanne,
Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Lausanne,
Switzerland
- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg,
Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Lausanne,
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Lausanne,
Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Lausanne,
Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Lausanne,
Switzerland
- Umweltmikrobiologie, EAWAG, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- UMR 5023 Ecology of Fluvial Hydrosystems, Bât. Darwin C,
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Lausanne,
Switzerland
- Perpetuo Socorro, Puerto Santa María (Cádiz),
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- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos
(UCLM-CSIC-JCCM), Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Lausanne,
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Recombination, together with mutation, generates the raw material of evolution, is essential for reproduction and lies at the heart of all genetic analysis. Recent advances in our ability to construct genome-scale, high-resolution recombination maps and new molecular techniques for analysing recombination products have substantially furthered our understanding of this important biological phenomenon in humans and mice: from describing the properties of recombination hot spots in male and female meiosis to the recombination landscape along chromosomes. This progress has been accompanied by the identification of trans-acting systems that regulate the location and relative activity of individual hot spots.
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Hultén MA. On the origin of crossover interference: A chromosome oscillatory movement (COM) model. Mol Cytogenet 2011; 4:10. [PMID: 21477316 PMCID: PMC3103480 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8166-4-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2011] [Accepted: 04/08/2011] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It is now nearly a century since it was first discovered that crossovers between homologous parental chromosomes, originating at the Prophase stage of Meiosis I, are not randomly placed. In fact, the number and distribution of crossovers are strictly regulated with crossovers/chiasmata formed in optimal positions along the length of individual chromosomes, facilitating regular chromosome segregation at the first meiotic division. In spite of much research addressing this question, the underlying mechanism(s) for the phenomenon called crossover/chiasma interference is/are still unknown; and this constitutes an outstanding biological enigma. RESULTS The Chromosome Oscillatory Movement (COM) model for crossover/chiasma interference implies that, during Prophase of Meiosis I, oscillatory movements of the telomeres (attached to the nuclear membrane) and the kinetochores (within the centromeres) create waves along the length of chromosome pairs (bivalents) so that crossing-over and chiasma formation is facilitated by the proximity of parental homologs induced at the nodal regions of the waves thus created. This model adequately explains the salient features of crossover/chiasma interference, where (1) there is normally at least one crossover/chiasma per bivalent, (2) the number is correlated to bivalent length, (3) the positions are dependent on the number per bivalent, (4) interference distances are on average longer over the centromere than along chromosome arms, and (5) there are significant changes in carriers of structural chromosome rearrangements. CONCLUSIONS The crossover/chiasma frequency distribution in humans and mice with normal karyotypes as well as in carriers of structural chromosome rearrangements are those expected on the COM model. Further studies are underway to analyze mechanical/mathematical aspects of this model for the origin of crossover/chiasma interference, using string replicas of the homologous chromosomes at the Prophase stage of Meiosis I. The parameters to vary in this type of experiment will include: (1) the mitotic karyotype, i.e. ranked length and centromere index of the chromosomes involved, (2) the specific bivalent/multivalent length and flexibility, dependent on the way this structure is positioned within the nucleus and the size of the respective meiocyte nuclei, (3) the frequency characteristics of the oscillatory movements at respectively the telomeres and the kinetochores.
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- Maj A Hultén
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery and Center for Molecular Medicine, CMM L8:02, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, S-17 1 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
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van Vliet CM, Dowty JG, van Vliet JL, Smith L, Mead LJ, Macrae FA, St John DJB, Giles GG, Southey MC, Jenkins MA, Velan GM, Hopper JL. Dependence of colorectal cancer risk on the parent-of-origin of mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes. Hum Mutat 2011; 32:207-12. [PMID: 21120946 DOI: 10.1002/humu.21408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2010] [Accepted: 10/31/2010] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Genetic diseases associated with dynamic mutations in microsatellite DNA often display parent-of-origin effects (POEs) in which the risk of disease depends on the sex of the parent from whom the disease allele was inherited. Carriers of germline mutations in mismatch repair (MMR) genes have high risks of colorectal carcinoma (CRC). We investigated whether these risks depend on the parent-of-origin of the mutation. We studied 422 subjects, including 89 MMR gene mutation carriers, from 17 population-based families who were each recruited via a CRC case diagnosed before age 45 years and found to carry a MMR gene mutation. The POE hazard ratio (HR(POE)), defined to be the CRC incidence for carriers with maternally derived mutations divided by the corresponding paternal incidence, was estimated using a novel application of modified segregation analysis. HR(POE) (95% confidence interval) was estimated to be 3.2 (1.1-9.8) for males (P = 0.03) and 0.8 (0.2-2.8) for females (P = 0.5) and the corresponding cumulative risks to age 80 years were 88% (54%-100%) for male carriers with maternally derived mutations and 38-48% for all other carriers. If confirmed by larger studies, these results will have important implications for the etiology of CRC and for the clinical management of MMR gene mutation carriers.
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- Christine M van Vliet
- Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic, Analytic Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Although very closely related species can differ in their fine-scale patterns of recombination hotspots, variation in the average genomic recombination rate among recently diverged taxa has rarely been surveyed. We measured recombination rates in eight species that collectively represent several temporal scales of divergence within a single rodent family, Muridae. We used a cytological approach that enables in situ visualization of crossovers at meiosis to quantify recombination rates in multiple males from each rodent group. We uncovered large differences in genomic recombination rate between rodent species, which were independent of karyotypic variation. The divergence in genomic recombination rate that we document is not proportional to DNA sequence divergence, suggesting that recombination has evolved at variable rates along the murid phylogeny. Additionally, we document significant variation in genomic recombination rate both within and between subspecies of house mice. Recombination rates estimated in F(1) hybrids reveal evidence for sex-linked loci contributing to the evolution of recombination in house mice. Our results provide one of the first detailed portraits of genomic-scale recombination rate variation within a single mammalian family and demonstrate that the low recombination rates in laboratory mice and rats reflect a more general reduction in recombination rate across murid rodents.
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Massip K, Yerle M, Billon Y, Ferchaud S, Bonnet N, Calgaro A, Mary N, Dudez AM, Sentenac C, Plard C, Ducos A, Pinton A. Studies of male and female meiosis in inv(4)(p1.4;q2.3) pig carriers. Chromosome Res 2010; 18:925-38. [DOI: 10.1007/s10577-010-9162-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2010] [Revised: 10/07/2010] [Accepted: 10/08/2010] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Xanthopoulou L, Mantzouratou A, Mania A, Cawood S, Doshi A, Ranieri DM, Delhanty JD. Male and female meiotic behaviour of an intrachromosomal insertion determined by preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Mol Cytogenet 2010; 3:2. [PMID: 20181117 PMCID: PMC2830219 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8166-3-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2009] [Accepted: 02/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Two related family members, a female and a male balanced carrier of an intrachromosomal insertion on chromosome 7 were referred to our centre for preimplantation genetic diagnosis. This presented a rare opportunity to investigate the behaviour of the insertion chromosome during meiosis in two related carriers. The aim of this study was to carry out a detailed genetic analysis of the preimplantation embryos that were generated from the three treatment cycles for the male and two for the female carrier.Patients underwent in vitro fertilization and on day 3, 22 embryos from the female carrier and 19 embryos from the male carrier were biopsied and cells analysed by fluorescent in situ hybridization. Follow up analysis of 29 untransferred embryos was also performed for confirmation of the diagnosis and to obtain information on meiotic and mitotic outcome. RESULTS In this study, the female carrier produced more than twice as many chromosomally balanced embryos as the male (76.5% vs. 36%), and two pregnancies were achieved for her. Follow up analysis showed that the male carrier had produced more highly abnormal embryos than the female (25% and 15% respectively) and no pregnancies occurred for the male carrier and his partner. CONCLUSION This study compares how an intrachromosomal insertion has behaved in the meiotic and preimplantation stages of development in sibling male and female carriers. It confirms that PGD is an appropriate treatment in such cases. Reasons for the differing outcome for the two carriers are discussed.
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- Leoni Xanthopoulou
- UCL Centre for PGD, Institute for Women's Health, University College London, 86-96 Chenies Mews, London WC1E 6HX, UK.
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Hultén MA, Patel S, Jonasson J, Iwarsson E. On the origin of the maternal age effect in trisomy 21 Down syndrome: the Oocyte Mosaicism Selection model. Reproduction 2010; 139:1-9. [PMID: 19755486 DOI: 10.1530/rep-09-0088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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We have recently documented that trisomy 21 mosaicism is common in human foetal ovaries. On the basis of this observation we propose that the maternal age effect in Down syndrome (DS) is caused by the differential behaviour of trisomy 21 in relation to disomy 21 oocytes during development from foetal life until ovulation in adulthood. In particular, we suggest that trisomy 21 oocytes, lagging behind those that are disomic, may escape the timed pruning of the seven million in foetal life to the 300–400 finally selected for ovulation. The net effect of this preferential elimination will be an accumulation of trisomy 21 oocytes in the ovarian reserve of older women. We here highlight the implications of this Oocyte Mosaicism Selection (OMS) model with respect to the prevalent view that the maternal age effect is complex, dependent on many different biological and environmental factors. We examine conclusions drawn from recent large-scale studies in families, tracing DNA markers along the length of chromosome 21q between parents and DS children, in comparison to the OMS model. We conclude that these family linkage data are equally compatible with the maternal age effect originating from the accumulation of trisomy 21 oocytes with advancing maternal age. One relatively straightforward way to get to grips with what is actually going on in this regard would be to compare incidence of trisomy 21 oocytes (and their pairing configurations) in foetal ovaries with that in oocytes at the meiosis I stage from adult women.
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- Maj A Hultén
- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK.
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Miles LG, Isberg SR, Glenn TC, Lance SL, Dalzell P, Thomson PC, Moran C. A genetic linkage map for the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus). BMC Genomics 2009; 10:339. [PMID: 19640266 PMCID: PMC2907706 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-10-339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2009] [Accepted: 07/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Genome elucidation is now in high gear for many organisms, and whilst genetic maps have been developed for a broad array of species, surprisingly, no such maps exist for a crocodilian, or indeed any other non-avian member of the Class Reptilia. Genetic linkage maps are essential tools for the mapping and dissection of complex quantitative trait loci (QTL), and in order to permit systematic genome scans for the identification of genes affecting economically important traits in farmed crocodilians, a comprehensive genetic linage map will be necessary. Results A first-generation genetic linkage map for the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) was constructed using 203 microsatellite markers amplified across a two-generation pedigree comprising ten full-sib families from a commercial population at Darwin Crocodile Farm, Northern Territory, Australia. Linkage analyses identified fourteen linkage groups comprising a total of 180 loci, with 23 loci remaining unlinked. Markers were ordered within linkage groups employing a heuristic approach using CRIMAP v3.0 software. The estimated female and male recombination map lengths were 1824.1 and 319.0 centimorgans (cM) respectively, revealing an uncommonly large disparity in recombination map lengths between sexes (ratio of 5.7:1). Conclusion We have generated the first genetic linkage map for a crocodilian, or indeed any other non-avian reptile. The uncommonly large disparity in recombination map lengths confirms previous preliminary evidence of major differences in sex-specific recombination rates in a species that exhibits temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). However, at this point the reason for this disparity in saltwater crocodiles remains unclear. This map will be a valuable resource for crocodilian researchers, facilitating the systematic genome scans necessary for identifying genes affecting complex traits of economic importance in the crocodile industry. In addition, since many of the markers placed on this genetic map have been evaluated in up to 18 other extant species of crocodilian, this map will be of intrinsic value to comparative mapping efforts aimed at understanding genome content and organization among crocodilians, as well as the molecular evolution of reptilian and other amniote genomes. As researchers continue to work towards elucidation of the crocodilian genome, this first generation map lays the groundwork for more detailed mapping investigations, as well as providing a valuable scaffold for future genome sequence assembly.
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- Lee G Miles
- Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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Hassold T, Hansen T, Hunt P, VandeVoort C. Cytological studies of recombination in rhesus males. Cytogenet Genome Res 2009; 124:132-8. [PMID: 19420925 DOI: 10.1159/000207519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/13/2008] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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An immunofluorescence approach was used to directly examine meiotic recombination events in 483 pachytene spermatocytes from 11 male rhesus monkeys. Specifically, we examined the nuclear localization patterns of the DNA mismatch repair protein MLH1, known from analyses of other mammalian species to be a useful marker of meiotic cross-overs. Our results indicated that rhesus pachytene spermatocytes contain approximately 40 cross-overs per cell, corresponding to about one cross-over per chromosome. The chromosomal distribution of these exchanges was consistent with data from human and mouse males but, surprisingly, the overall number of foci was lower, and the number of 'exchangeless' bivalents higher, than reported for either humans or mice.
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- T Hassold
- School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
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Ferguson KA, Leung S, Jiang D, Ma S. Distribution of MLH1 foci and inter-focal distances in spermatocytes of infertile men. Hum Reprod 2009; 24:1313-21. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hultén MA, Patel SD, Tankimanova M, Westgren M, Papadogiannakis N, Jonsson AM, Iwarsson E. On the origin of trisomy 21 Down syndrome. Mol Cytogenet 2008; 1:21. [PMID: 18801168 PMCID: PMC2564957 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8166-1-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2008] [Accepted: 09/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Down syndrome, characterized by an extra chromosome 21 is the most common genetic cause for congenital malformations and learning disability. It is well known that the extra chromosome 21 most often originates from the mother, the incidence increases with maternal age, there may be aberrant maternal chromosome 21 recombination and there is a higher recurrence in young women. In spite of intensive efforts to understand the underlying reason(s) for these characteristics, the origin still remains unknown. We hypothesize that maternal trisomy 21 ovarian mosaicism might provide the major causative factor. RESULTS We used fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with two chromosome 21-specific probes to determine the copy number of chromosome 21 in ovarian cells from eight female foetuses at gestational age 14-22 weeks. All eight phenotypically normal female foetuses were found to be mosaics, containing ovarian cells with an extra chromosome 21. Trisomy 21 occurred with about the same frequency in cells that had entered meiosis as in pre-meiotic and ovarian mesenchymal stroma cells. CONCLUSION We suggest that most normal female foetuses are trisomy 21 ovarian mosaics and the maternal age effect is caused by differential selection of these cells during foetal and postnatal development until ovulation. The exceptional occurrence of high-grade ovarian mosaicism may explain why some women have a child with Down syndrome already at young age as well as the associated increased incidence at subsequent conceptions. We also propose that our findings may explain the aberrant maternal recombination patterns previously found by family linkage analysis.
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- Maj A Hultén
- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, UK.
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Paigen K, Szatkiewicz JP, Sawyer K, Leahy N, Parvanov ED, Ng SHS, Graber JH, Broman KW, Petkov PM. The recombinational anatomy of a mouse chromosome. PLoS Genet 2008; 4:e1000119. [PMID: 18617997 PMCID: PMC2440539 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2008] [Accepted: 06/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Among mammals, genetic recombination occurs at highly delimited sites known as recombination hotspots. They are typically 1–2 kb long and vary as much as a 1,000-fold or more in recombination activity. Although much is known about the molecular details of the recombination process itself, the factors determining the location and relative activity of hotspots are poorly understood. To further our understanding, we have collected and mapped the locations of 5,472 crossover events along mouse Chromosome 1 arising in 6,028 meioses of male and female reciprocal F1 hybrids of C57BL/6J and CAST/EiJ mice. Crossovers were mapped to a minimum resolution of 225 kb, and those in the telomere-proximal 24.7 Mb were further mapped to resolve individual hotspots. Recombination rates were evolutionarily conserved on a regional scale, but not at the local level. There was a clear negative-exponential relationship between the relative activity and abundance of hotspot activity classes, such that a small number of the most active hotspots account for the majority of recombination. Females had 1.2× higher overall recombination than males did, although the sex ratio showed considerable regional variation. Locally, entirely sex-specific hotspots were rare. The initiation of recombination at the most active hotspot was regulated independently on the two parental chromatids, and analysis of reciprocal crosses indicated that parental imprinting has subtle effects on recombination rates. It appears that the regulation of mammalian recombination is a complex, dynamic process involving multiple factors reflecting species, sex, individual variation within species, and the properties of individual hotspots. In most eukaryotic organisms, recombination—the exchange of genetic information between homologous chromosomes—ensures the proper recognition and segregation of chromosomes during meiosis. Recombination events in mammals are not randomly positioned along the chromosomes but occur in preferential 1–2-kilobase sequences termed hotspots. Different species such as humans and mice do not share hotspots, although the same principles almost certainly regulate their placement in the genome. Hotspot positions and activities depend on genetic background and show sex-specific differences. In this study, we present a detailed analysis of recombination activity along the largest mouse chromosome, finding that recombination is regulated on multiple levels, including regional positioning relative to the chromosomal ends, local gene content, sex-specific mechanisms of hotspot recognition, and parental origin. Our results will contribute to further understanding of one of the most fundamental biological processes and are likely to cast light on several aspects of population genetics and evolutionary biology, as well as enhance our practical ability to define the genetic components of human disease.
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- Kenneth Paigen
- Center for Genome Dynamics, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- Center for Genome Dynamics, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- Center for Genome Dynamics, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- Center for Genome Dynamics, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- Center for Genome Dynamics, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- Center for Genome Dynamics, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- Center for Genome Dynamics, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Center for Genome Dynamics, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States of America
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Sex-specific differences in the synaptonemal complex in the genus Oreochromis (Cichlidae). Genetica 2008; 135:325-32. [DOI: 10.1007/s10709-008-9280-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2008] [Accepted: 05/23/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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López E, Pradillo M, Romero C, Santos JL, Cuñado N. Pairing and synapsis in wild type Arabidopsis thaliana. Chromosome Res 2008; 16:701-8. [PMID: 18535915 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-008-1220-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2008] [Revised: 03/14/2008] [Accepted: 03/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A spreading technique was used to perform a structural analysis of prophase I nuclei in pollen mother cells (PMCs) of wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana. In leptotene, all chromosomes developed fully axial elements before a presynaptic alignment was observed. Pairing and synapsis start in regions close to the telomeres at early zygotene. Interstitial synaptonemal complex (SC) stretches were found to occur at several sites per bivalent at mid zygotene. Within individual bivalents, extensive regions of SC formation often existed at the same time as other extensive regions that were unsynapsed. Also in the same nucleus, one bivalent might have several SC segments, while other bivalents have only a few. The classical bouquet was not so evident as in other plant species. Length measurements of the five pachytene bivalents have allowed the elaboration of a pachytene karyotype. Pachytene chromatin compaction in Arabidopsis was significantly less than that observed in the other species analysed and this is paralleled with a higher recombination rate (centimorgans per megabase).
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- Eva López
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense, C/ José Antonio Novais 2, Madrid, Spain
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Kochakpour N, Moens PB. Sex-specific crossover patterns in Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Heredity (Edinb) 2008; 100:489-95. [PMID: 18322458 DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6801091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Some species display intersex variation in their rate of meiotic recombination, where recombination is usually suppressed in the heterogametic sex. Although no heteromorphic sex chromosomes have been detected in zebrafish (Danio rerio), genetic analysis has indicated a lower frequency of recombination in males relative to females. Our study of the meiotic recombination pattern in female zebrafish indicates that adult females have only a few meiotic oocytes that are found in groups in the ventral zone of the ovarian surface. We used antibody staining of human mutL homolog 1 (MLH1) protein to mark the sites of putative chiasmata to seek a physical basis for the pattern of recombination and its relative frequency in both sexes. We report that MLH1 foci are found mostly in distal regions of the synaptonemal complexes (SCs) in males, but tend to be more evenly distributed in females. Our cytological analysis yields a ratio of MLH1 foci per chromosome in males versus females of 1:1.55. This lower level of recombination in males is in general agreement with previously published results from linkage map analysis. However, the similar ratio of MLH1 foci per unit length of SCs in both sexes demonstrates a correlation between SC length and the frequency of recombination rather than a mechanism that suppresses recombination in males. Thus, chiasma interference seems to provide similar expression in males and females in agreement with the situation in humans, where oocytes with longer SCs display a higher level of recombination that is not a consequence of more closely spaced crossovers along the SCs.
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- N Kochakpour
- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Sanderson ML, Hassold TJ, Carrell DT. Proteins involved in meiotic recombination: a role in male infertility? Syst Biol Reprod Med 2008; 54:57-74. [PMID: 18446647 DOI: 10.1080/19396360701881922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Meiotic recombination results in the formation of crossovers, by which genetic information is exchanged between homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis. Recombination is a complex process involving many proteins. Alterations in the genes involved in recombination may result in infertility. Molecular studies have improved our understanding of the roles and mechanisms of the proteins and protein complexes involved in recombination, some of which have function in mitotic cells as well as meiotic cells. Human gene sequencing studies have been performed for some of these genes and have provided further information on the phenotypes observed in some infertile individuals. However, further studies are needed to help elucidate the particular role(s) of a given protein and to increase our understanding of these protein systems. This review will focus on our current understanding of proteins involved in meiotic recombination from a genomic perspective, summarizing our current understanding of known mutations and single nucleotide polymorphisms that may affect male fertility by altering meiotic recombination.
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- Matthew L Sanderson
- Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Novak I, Wang H, Revenkova E, Jessberger R, Scherthan H, Höög C. Cohesin Smc1beta determines meiotic chromatin axis loop organization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 180:83-90. [PMID: 18180366 PMCID: PMC2213612 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200706136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Meiotic chromosomes consist of proteinaceous axial structures from which chromatin loops emerge. Although we know that loop density along the meiotic chromosome axis is conserved in organisms with different genome sizes, the basis for the regular spacing of chromatin loops and their organization is largely unknown. We use two mouse model systems in which the postreplicative meiotic chromosome axes in the mutant oocytes are either longer or shorter than in wild-type oocytes. We observe a strict correlation between chromosome axis extension and a general and reciprocal shortening of chromatin loop size. However, in oocytes with a shorter chromosome axis, only a subset of the chromatin loops is extended. We find that the changes in chromatin loop size observed in oocytes with shorter or longer chromosome axes depend on the structural maintenance of chromosomes 1beta (Smc1beta), a mammalian chromosome-associated meiosis-specific cohesin. Our results suggest that in addition to its role in sister chromatid cohesion, Smc1beta determines meiotic chromatin loop organization.
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- Ivana Novak
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Bonnet-Garnier A, Lacaze S, Beckers J, Berland H, Pinton A, Yerle M, Ducos A. Meiotic segregation analysis in cows carrying the t(1;29) Robertsonian translocation. Cytogenet Genome Res 2008; 120:91-6. [DOI: 10.1159/000118744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Hart E, Pinton A, Powell A, Wall R, King W. Meiotic recombination in normal and clone bulls and their offspring. Cytogenet Genome Res 2008; 120:97-101. [DOI: 10.1159/000118745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Sun F, Oliver-Bonet M, Liehr T, Starke H, Ko E, Rademaker A, Martin RH. Discontinuities and unsynapsed regions in meiotic chromosomes have a trans effect on meiotic recombination of some chromosomes in human males. Cytogenet Genome Res 2007; 119:27-32. [PMID: 18160778 DOI: 10.1159/000109615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2007] [Accepted: 05/15/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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During meiosis, homologous chromosome pairing and synapsis are essential for subsequent meiotic recombination (crossing-over). Discontinuous regions (gaps) and unsynapsed regions (splits) were most frequently observed in the heterochromatic regions of bivalent synaptonemal complex (SC) 9, and we have previously demonstrated that gaps and splits significantly altered the distribution of MLH1 recombination foci on SC 9. Here, immunofluorescence techniques (using antibodies against SC proteins and the crossover-associated MLH1 protein) were combined with a centromere-specific fluorescence in situ hybridization technique that allows identification of every individual chromosome. The effect of gaps/splits on meiotic recombination patterns in autosomes other than chromosome 9 during the pachytene stage of meiotic prophase was then examined in 6,026 bivalents from 262 pachytene cells from three human males. In 64 analyzed cells with a gapped SC 9, the frequency of MLH1 foci in SCs 5 and 10 and in SC arms 10q, 11p and 16q was decreased compared to 168 analyzed cells with a normally-synapsed SC 9 (controls). In 24 analyzed cells with splits in SC 9, there was a significant reduction in MLH1 focus frequency for SC 5q and the whole SC5 bivalent. The positioning of MLH1 foci on other SCs in cells with gapped/split SC 9 was not altered. These studies suggest that gaps and splits not only have a cis effect, but may also have a trans effect on meiotic recombination in humans.
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- F Sun
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Calgary, Canada
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Vogt E, Kirsch-Volders M, Parry J, Eichenlaub-Ritter U. Spindle formation, chromosome segregation and the spindle checkpoint in mammalian oocytes and susceptibility to meiotic error. Mutat Res 2007; 651:14-29. [PMID: 18096427 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2007.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2007] [Accepted: 10/28/2007] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) monitors attachment to microtubules and tension on chromosomes in mitosis and meiosis. It represents a surveillance mechanism that halts cells in M-phase in the presence of unattached chromosomes, associated with accumulation of checkpoint components, in particular, Mad2, at the kinetochores. A complex between the anaphase promoting factor/cylosome (APC/C), its accessory protein Cdc20 and proteins of the SAC renders APC/C inactive, usually until all chromosomes are properly assembled at the spindle equator (chromosome congression) and under tension from spindle fibres. Upon release from the SAC the APC/C can target proteins like cyclin B and securin for degradation by the proteasome. Securin degradation causes activation of separase proteolytic enzyme, and in mitosis cleavage of cohesin proteins at the centromeres and arms of sister chromatids. In meiosis I only the cohesin proteins at the sister chromatid arms are cleaved. This requires meiosis specific components and tight regulation by kinase and phosphatase activities. There is no S-phase between meiotic divisions. Second meiosis resembles mitosis. Mammalian oocytes arrest constitutively at metaphase II in presence of aligned chromosomes, which is due to the activity of the cytostatic factor (CSF). The SAC has been identified in spermatogenesis and oogenesis, but gender-differences may contribute to sex-specific differential responses to aneugens. The age-related reduction in expression of components of the SAC in mammalian oocytes may act synergistically with spindle and other cell organelles' dysfunction, and a partial loss of cohesion between sister chromatids to predispose oocytes to errors in chromosome segregation. This might affect dose-response to aneugens. In view of the tendency to have children at advanced maternal ages it appears relevant to pursue studies on consequences of ageing on the susceptibility of human oocytes to the induction of meiotic error by aneugens and establish models to assess risks to human health by environmental exposures.
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- E Vogt
- University of Bielefeld, Faculty of Biology, Gene Technology/Microbiology, Bielefeld, Germany
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Petkov PM, Broman KW, Szatkiewicz JP, Paigen K. Crossover interference underlies sex differences in recombination rates. Trends Genet 2007; 23:539-42. [PMID: 17964681 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2007.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2007] [Revised: 05/04/2007] [Accepted: 08/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In many organisms, recombination rates differ between the two sexes. Here we show that in mice, this is because of a shorter genomic interference distance in females than in males, measured in Mb. However, the interference distance is the same in terms of bivalent length. We propose a model in which the interference distance in the two sexes reflects the compaction of chromosomes at the pachytene stage of meiosis.
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- Petko M Petkov
- Center for Genome Dynamics, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA.
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Rho GJ, Coppola G, Sosnowski J, Kasimanickam R, Johnson WH, Semple E, Mastromonaco GF, Betts DH, Koch TG, Weese S, Hewson J, Hayes MA, Kenney DG, Basrur PK, King WA. Use of somatic cell nuclear transfer to study meiosis in female cattle carrying a sex-dependent fertility-impairing X-chromosome abnormality. CLONING AND STEM CELLS 2007; 9:118-29. [PMID: 17386019 DOI: 10.1089/clo.2006.0036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Animal models have played an important part in establishing our knowledge base on reproduction, development, and the occurrence and impact of chromosome abnormalities. Translocations involving the X chromosome and an autosome are unique in that they elicit sex-dependent infertility, with male carriers rendered sterile by synaptic anomalies during meiosis, whereas female carriers conceive but repeatedly abort. Until now the limited access to relevant fetal oocytes has precluded direct study of meiotic events in female carriers. Because somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) circumvents meiotic problems associated with fertility disturbances in translocation carriers, we used SCNT to generate embryos, fetuses, and calves from a cell line derived from a deceased subfertile X-autosome translocation carrier cow to study the meiotic configurations in carrier oocytes. Data from 33 replicates involving 2470 oocyte-donor-cell complexes were assessed for blastocyst development and of these, 42 blastocysts were transferred to 21 recipients. Fourteen pregnancies were detected on day 35 of gestation. One of these was sacrificed for ovary retrieval on day 94 and three went to term. Features of oocytes from the fetal ovary and from the newborn ovaries were examined. Of the pachytene spreads analyzed, 16%, 82%, and 1.5% exhibited quadrivalent, trivalent/univalent, and bivalent/univalent/univalent structures, respectively, whereas among the diakinesis/metaphase I spreads, 16% ring, 75% chain, and 8.3% bivalent/bivalent configurations were noted, suggesting that the low fertility among female carriers may be related to synaptic errors in a predominant proportion of oocytes. Our results indicate that fibroblasts carrying the X-autosome translocation can be used for SCNT to produce embryos, fetuses, and newborn clones to study such basic aspects of development as meiosis and to generate carriers that cannot easily be reproduced by conventional breeding.
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- Gyu-Jin Rho
- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Drouaud J, Mercier R, Chelysheva L, Bérard A, Falque M, Martin O, Zanni V, Brunel D, Mézard C. Sex-specific crossover distributions and variations in interference level along Arabidopsis thaliana chromosome 4. PLoS Genet 2007; 3:e106. [PMID: 17604455 PMCID: PMC1904369 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0030106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2007] [Accepted: 05/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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In many species, sex-related differences in crossover (CO) rates have been described at chromosomal and regional levels. In this study, we determined the CO distribution along the entire Arabidopsis thaliana Chromosome 4 (18 Mb) in male and female meiosis, using high density genetic maps built on large backcross populations (44 markers, >1,300 plants). We observed dramatic differences between male and female map lengths that were calculated as 88 cM and 52 cM, respectively. This difference is remarkably parallel to that between the total synaptonemal complex lengths measured in male and female meiocytes by immunolabeling of ZYP1 (a component of the synaptonemal complex). Moreover, CO landscapes were clearly different: in particular, at both ends of the map, male CO rates were higher (up to 4-fold the mean value), whereas female CO rates were equal or even below the chromosomal average. This unique material gave us the opportunity to perform a detailed analysis of CO interference on Chromosome 4 in male and female meiosis. The number of COs per chromosome and the distances between them clearly departs from randomness. Strikingly, the interference level (measured by coincidence) varied significantly along the chromosome in male meiosis and was correlated to the physical distance between COs. The significance of this finding on the relevance of current CO interference models is discussed. Meiotic crossovers between homologous chromosomes ensure their proper segregation to generate ultimately gametes. They also create new allelic combinations which contribute to the diversity of traits among individuals. In all eukaryotes, the number and the localization of crossovers along chromosomes are not random. In addition, crossovers are not independent of each other: the occurrence of a crossover lowers the probability that another crossover arises in its vicinity. The mechanism of this phenomenon, called “crossover interference,” is one of the most challenging puzzles that geneticists have been faced with in the last century. In this paper, we precisely described the distribution of crossovers along Chromosome 4 of the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana, separately in male and female meiosis. Interestingly, we observed that crossovers are 1.7 more numerous in male than in female meiosis, and this increase is especially marked at the ends of the chromosome. Moreover, our results provide the first evidence that the level of interference along a chromosome is not a constant and is correlated with the physical distance between crossovers. These results shed new light on the determinism of crossover localization and could have important outcomes on the relevance of current models of crossover interference.
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- Jan Drouaud
- Station de Génétique et d'Amélioration des Plantes, Institut Jean Pierre Bourgin, INRA, Versailles, France
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- Station de Génétique et d'Amélioration des Plantes, Institut Jean Pierre Bourgin, INRA, Versailles, France
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- Station de Génétique et d'Amélioration des Plantes, Institut Jean Pierre Bourgin, INRA, Versailles, France
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- UR Etude du Polymorphisme des Génomes Végétaux, Centre National de Génotypage, Evry, France
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- UMR de Génétique Végétale, INRA, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- UMR de Génétique Végétale, INRA, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Modèles Statistiques, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
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- Station de Génétique et d'Amélioration des Plantes, Institut Jean Pierre Bourgin, INRA, Versailles, France
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- UR Etude du Polymorphisme des Génomes Végétaux, Centre National de Génotypage, Evry, France
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- Station de Génétique et d'Amélioration des Plantes, Institut Jean Pierre Bourgin, INRA, Versailles, France
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Buard J, de Massy B. Playing hide and seek with mammalian meiotic crossover hotspots. Trends Genet 2007; 23:301-9. [PMID: 17434233 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2007.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2006] [Revised: 03/14/2007] [Accepted: 03/29/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Crossovers (COs) are essential for meiosis and contribute to genome diversity by promoting the reassociation of alleles, and thus improve the efficiency of selection. COs are not randomly distributed but are found at specific regions, or CO hotspots. Recent results have revealed the historical recombination rates and the distribution of hotspots across the human genome. Surprisingly, CO hotspots are highly dynamic, as shown by differences in activity between individuals, populations and closely related species. We propose a role for DNA methylation in preventing the formation of COs, a regulation that might explain, in part, the correlation between recombination rates and GC content in mammals.
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- Jérôme Buard
- Institute of Human Genetics, UPR1142-CNRS, 141 rue de la Cardonille, 34396 Montpellier cedex 5, France
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Lyrakou S, Mantas D, Msaouel P, Baathalah S, Shrivastav P, Chrisostomou M, Mihalopoulos Y, Hasiakos D, Baka S. Crossover analysis using immunofluorescent detection of MLH1 foci in frozen–thawed testicular tissue. Reprod Biomed Online 2007; 15:99-105. [PMID: 17623546 DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60698-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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To date, the effects of freezing on spermatogenesis have not yet been fully investigated at a molecular level. Antibody localization studies have identified the MutL homolog 1 (MLH1) protein, a mis-match repair protein, at the prophase I stage of meiosis, which allows the detection of recombination foci during pachytene. This study investigated the effect of long-term testicular tissue cryopreservation on meiotic prophase I, identified by recombination foci frequency and synaptonemal complex (SC) integrity. Frozen-thawed testicular tissues from 12 males who had each fathered a child were used. Because vasectomy or reverse vasectomy procedures are rare in the locale of the investigation, it was not possible to obtain fresh testicular tissue and use the males as their own controls. Immunocytogenetic analysis of 612 spermatocytes at the pachytene stage was performed. The results indicated a mean number of MLH1 foci of 49.2 (SD +/- 5.9), and no correlation was found between the freezing period, the MLH1 frequency and the SC integrity. The results suggest that freezing of testicular tissue taken post-puberty does not appear to be detrimental to the crossover process as identified by occurrence of MLH1 loci.
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- S Lyrakou
- EuroGene Ltd, 21-23 Gounari, Postcode 185-31, Piraeus, Greece.
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Recombination has essential functions in mammalian meiosis, which impose several constraints on the recombination process. However, recent studies have shown that, in spite of these roles, recombination rates vary tremendously among humans, and show marked differences between humans and closely related species. These findings provide important insights into the determinants of recombination rates and raise new questions about the selective pressures that affect recombination over different genomic scales, with implications for human genetics and evolutionary biology.
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- Graham Coop
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, 920 East 58th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Calderón PL, Pigozzi MI. MLH1-focus mapping in birds shows equal recombination between sexes and diversity of crossover patterns. Chromosome Res 2006; 14:605-12. [PMID: 16964567 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-006-1059-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2006] [Revised: 04/15/2006] [Accepted: 04/15/2006] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Using immunolocalization of the mismatch-repair protein MLH1 in oocytes and spermatocytes of the Japanese quail and the zebra finch, we estimated the average amount of recombination in each sex of both species. In each case the number of MLH1 foci is statistically equivalent in males and females and the resulting sex-averaged map lengths are 2800 cM in the Japanese quail and 2275 cM in the zebra finch. In the Japanese quail the MLH1 foci are regularly distributed along the macrobivalents and recombination rates per Mb pair are somewhat lower compared to the chicken. In the zebra finch the MLH1 foci on the macrobivalents are substantially reduced in number relative to the Japanese quail and they show remarkable localization in both sexes. It is proposed that the lack of sex-dependent differences in recombination might be an extended feature among birds and that the different recombination patterns observed here reflect different controls of crossing over in spite of similarities regarding karyotypic asymmetry and DNA content. We discussed possible causes of the differences between birds and mammals, which show sex-dependent recombination differences.
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- P L Calderón
- Centro de Investigaciones en Reproducción, Facultad de Medicina, Paraguay 2155-piso 10, C1121ABG, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Houge G, Boman H, Lybaek H, Ness GO, Juliusson PB. Lack of meiotic crossovers during oogenesis in an apparent 45,X Ullrich-Turner syndrome patient with three children. Am J Med Genet A 2006; 140:1092-7. [PMID: 16596671 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A woman with apparent 45,X Ullrich-Turner syndrome was ascertained after the birth of three girls, the last being growth retarded due to a del(X)(p22.11) of grand-paternal origin. In this woman no del(X)-chromosome was detectable in blood by FISH or PCR. Fibroblast cultures from four different biopsies of her skin varied from having 45,X only to mosaic 46,X,del(X) to 46,X,del(X) only. In one fibroblast culture, a few cells with two del(X) chromosomes were found, probably remnants of a paternal dicentric X that caused the condition. Her three daughters were born when she was 29, 31, and 39 years old, respectively, indicating that disomy for the distal half of Xp is not required for normal folliculogenesis. When studying the crossover pattern of her daughters' maternal X-chromosomes, it turned out that one daughter had an X that was exclusively grand-maternal, one daughter lacked crossovers on Xq, and one daughter lacked crossovers on Xp. This suggests that univalent X-chromosomes were present in the Ullrich-Turner patient's primordial egg cells, either because there was only a single X-chromosome present (a 45,X primary oocyte), or because the X-chromosome was a partially or completely unpaired in pachytene, indicating a problem with chromosome association and synapsis formation.
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- Gunnar Houge
- Center for Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
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Kleckner N. Chiasma formation: chromatin/axis interplay and the role(s) of the synaptonemal complex. Chromosoma 2006; 115:175-94. [PMID: 16555016 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-006-0055-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2005] [Revised: 01/18/2006] [Accepted: 01/20/2006] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Meiotic recombination proceeds in biochemical complexes that are physically associated with underlying chromosome structural axes. In this study, we discuss the organizational basis for these axes, the timing and nature of recombinosome/axis organization with respect to the prophase program of DNA and to structural changes, and the possible significance of axis organization. Furthermore, we discuss implications and extensions of our recently proposed mechanical model for chiasma formation. Finally, we give a broader consideration to past and present models for the role of the synaptonemal complex.
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Vallente RU, Cheng EY, Hassold TJ. The synaptonemal complex and meiotic recombination in humans: new approaches to old questions. Chromosoma 2006; 115:241-9. [PMID: 16547726 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-006-0058-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2005] [Revised: 02/07/2006] [Accepted: 02/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Meiotic prophase serves as an arena for the interplay of two important cellular activities, meiotic recombination and synapsis of homologous chromosomes. Synapsis is mediated by the synaptonemal complex (SC), originally characterized as a structure linked to pairing of meiotic chromosomes (Moses (1958) J Biophys Biochem Cytol 4:633-638). In 1975, the first electron micrographs of human pachytene stage SCs were presented (Moses et al. (1975) Science 187:363-365) and over the next 15 years the importance of the SC to normal meiotic progression in human males and females was established (Jhanwar and Chaganti (1980) Hum Genet 54:405-408; Pathak and Elder (1980) Hum Genet 54:171-175; Solari (1980) Chromosoma 81:315-337; Speed (1984) Hum Genet 66:176-180; Wallace and Hulten (1985) Ann Hum Genet 49(Pt 3):215-226). Further, these studies made it clear that abnormalities in the assembly or maintenance of the SC were an important contributor to human infertility (Chaganti et al. (1980) Am J Hum Genet 32:833-848; Vidal et al. (1982) Hum Genet 60:301-304; Bojko (1983) Carlsberg Res Commun 48:285-305; Bojko (1985) Carlsberg Res Commun 50:43-72; Templado et al. (1984) Hum Genet 67:162-165; Navarro et al. (1986) Hum Reprod 1:523-527; Garcia et al. (1989) Hum Genet 2:147-53). However, the utility of these early studies was limited by lack of information on the structural composition of the SC and the identity of other SC-associated proteins. Fortunately, studies of the past 15 years have gone a long way toward remedying this problem. In this minireview, we highlight the most important of these advances as they pertain to human meiosis, focusing on temporal aspects of SC assembly, the relationship between the SC and meiotic recombination, and the contribution of SC abnormalities to human infertility.
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- Rhea U Vallente
- School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
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Tease C, Hartshorne G, Hultén M. Altered patterns of meiotic recombination in human fetal oocytes with asynapsis and/or synaptonemal complex fragmentation at pachytene. Reprod Biomed Online 2006; 13:88-95. [PMID: 16820117 DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)62020-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Meiotic recombination was analysed in human fetal oocytes to determine whether recombination errors are associated with abnormal chromosome synapsis. Immunostaining was used to identify the synaptonemal complex (SC, the meiosis-specific proteinaceous structure that binds homologous chromosomes) and the DNA mismatch repair protein, MLH1, that locates recombination foci. It was found that 57.1-74.2% of zygotene oocytes showed fragmentation and/or defective chromosome synapsis. Fewer such abnormal cells occurred at pachytene (15.8-28.9%). MLH1 foci were present from zygotene to diplotene in both normal and abnormal oocytes. However, the proportions of oocytes having MLH1 foci, and mean numbers of foci per oocyte, were both lower in abnormal oocytes. Oocytes with fragmented SC had more foci than those with synaptic anomalies. Analysis of chromosomes 13, 18, 21 and X by fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) did not implicate particular chromosomes in recombination deficiency. These observations indicate that recombination is disturbed in oocytes with SC fragmentation and/or synaptic abnormalities during meiotic prophase I. Such disturbances might be a risk factor for selection of fetal oocytes for atresia, as occurs for homologous chromosome pairing. Recombination errors may potentially increase the risk of abnormal chromosome segregation in oocytes that survive and contribute to the reserve in the mature ovary.
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- Charles Tease
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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Morelli MA, Cohen PE. Not all germ cells are created equal: Aspects of sexual dimorphism in mammalian meiosis. Reproduction 2005; 130:761-81. [PMID: 16322537 DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.00865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The study of mammalian meiosis is complicated by the timing of meiotic events in females and by the intermingling of meiotic sub-stages with somatic cells in the gonad of both sexes. In addition, studies of mouse mutants for different meiotic regulators have revealed significant differences in the stringency of meiotic events in males versus females. This sexual dimorphism implies that the processes of recombination and homologous chromosome pairing, while being controlled by similar genetic pathways, are subject to different levels of checkpoint control in males and females. This review is focused on the emerging picture of sexual dimorphism exhibited by mammalian germ cells using evidence from the broad range of meiotic mutants now available in the mouse. Many of these mouse mutants display distinct differences in meiotic progression and/or dysfunction in males versus females, and their continued study will allow us to understand the molecular basis for the sex-specific differences observed during prophase I progression.
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- Meisha A Morelli
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Brown PW, Judis L, Chan ER, Schwartz S, Seftel A, Thomas A, Hassold TJ. Meiotic synapsis proceeds from a limited number of subtelomeric sites in the human male. Am J Hum Genet 2005; 77:556-66. [PMID: 16175502 PMCID: PMC1275605 DOI: 10.1086/468188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2005] [Accepted: 07/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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The formation of the synaptonemal complex (SC) is a crucial early step in the meiotic process, but relatively little is known about the establishment of the human SC. Accordingly, we recently initiated a study of synapsis in the human male, combining immunofluorescence and fluorescence in situ hybridization methodologies to analyze prophase spermatocytes from a series of control individuals. Our results indicate that synapsis is a tightly regulated process, with relatively little variation among individuals. On nonacrocentric chromosomes, there are two synaptic initiation sites, one on the distal short arm and one on the distal long arm, whereas acrocentric chromosomes exhibit a single site on the distal long arm. For both types of chromosomes, synapsis then proceeds toward the centromere, with little evidence that specific p- or q-arm sequences affect the process. However, the centromere appears to have an inhibitory effect on synapsis--that is, when one arm of a nonacrocentric chromosome is "zippered up" before the other, the centromere acts as a barrier to further movement from that arm.
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- Petrice W Brown
- Center for Human Genetics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Lynn A, Schrump S, Cherry J, Hassold T, Hunt P. Sex, not genotype, determines recombination levels in mice. Am J Hum Genet 2005; 77:670-5. [PMID: 16175513 PMCID: PMC1275616 DOI: 10.1086/491718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2005] [Accepted: 07/26/2005] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Recombination, the precise physical breakage and rejoining of DNA between homologous chromosomes, plays a central role in mediating the orderly segregation of meiotic chromosomes in most eukaryotes. Despite its importance, the factors that control the number and placement of recombination events within a cell remain poorly defined. The rate of recombination exhibits remarkable species specificity, and, within a species, recombination is affected by the physical size of the chromosome, chromosomal location, proximity to other recombination events (i.e., chiasma interference), and, intriguingly, the sex of the transmitting parent. To distinguish between simple genetic and nongenetic explanations of sex-specific recombination differences in mammals, we compared recombination in meiocytes from XY sex-reversed and XO females with that in meiocytes from XX female and XY male mice. The rate and pattern of recombination in XY and XO oocytes were virtually identical to those in normal XX females, indicating that sex, not genotype, is the primary determinant of meiotic recombination patterns in mammals.
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McDougall A, Elliott DJ, Hunter N. Pairing, connecting, exchanging, pausing and pulling chromosomes. EMBO Rep 2005; 6:120-5. [PMID: 15654318 PMCID: PMC1299241 DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2004] [Accepted: 12/02/2004] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Alex McDougall
- Biologie du Développement, UMR 7009 CNRS/Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI), Observatoire Océanologique, 06230 Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
- Tel: +00 33 493 76 3777; Fax: +00 33 493 76 3792;
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- Institute of Human Genetics, The International Centre for Life, Central Parkway, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, England
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- Center for Genetics and Development, Section of Microbiology, Division of Biological Sciences, UC Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA
- Tel: +001 530 754 4401; Fax: +001 530 754 8973;
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