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To identify molecular regulators governing the timing and progression of meiotic maturation from prophase I to metaphase I in Drosophila oocytes.

October 17, 2008DevelopmentOpen Access

α-Endosulfine is a conserved protein required for oocyte meiotic maturation inDrosophila

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JSJessica R. Von StetinaWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research STSusanne TranguchUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte SDSudhansu K. DeyUniversity of Calcutta

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Genetic study demonstrates that alpha-endosulfine regulates oocyte meiotic progression in Drosophila, indicating an evolutionary conserved role in gamete maturation.

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To identify molecular regulators governing the timing and progression of meiotic maturation from prophase I to metaphase I in Drosophila oocytes.
Analyzed meiotic progression phenotypes in Drosophila mutants lacking alpha-endosulfine (endos) and Early girl (elgi).
Assessed levels of Twine (Cdc25 homolog) and Polo kinase in mutant oocytes and identified Endos-interacting proteins.
Tested functional evolutionary conservation by expressing human alpha-endosulfine (ENSA) in the Drosophila germline and examining alpha-endosulfine expression in mouse oocytes.
endos mutant oocytes arrest in prolonged prophase I and fail to enter metaphase I, accompanied by reduced Twine and Polo kinase protein levels.
Identified Early girl (Elgi), a predicted E3 ubiquitin ligase, as an Endos-binding partner; elgi mutants exhibit premature entry into metaphase I without altering Twine or Polo levels.
Germline expression of human ENSA rescues the meiotic maturation arrest and infertility in Drosophila endos mutants.

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Stetina et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aaddc2395debff3b14f62dc https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.025114

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Genetic study demonstrates that alpha-endosulfine regulates oocyte meiotic progression in Drosophila, indicating an evolutionary conserved role in gamete maturation.

α-Endosulfine is a conserved protein required for oocyte meiotic maturation inDrosophila

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α-Endosulfine is a conserved protein required for oocyte meiotic maturation inDrosophila

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