PUBLICATION
The many faces of the bouquet centrosome MTOC in meiosis and germ cell development
- Authors
- Mytlis, A., Levy, K., Elkouby, Y.M.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-230314-40
- Date
- 2023
- Source
- Current opinion in cell biology 81: 102158102158 (Review)
- Registered Authors
- Elkouby, Yaniv M.
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Centrosome
- Germ Cells
- Meiosis*
- Mice
- Microtubule-Organizing Center
- Reproduction
- Telomere
- Zebrafish*
- PubMed
- 36913831 Full text @ Curr. Opin. Cell Biol.
Citation
Mytlis, A., Levy, K., Elkouby, Y.M. (2023) The many faces of the bouquet centrosome MTOC in meiosis and germ cell development. Current opinion in cell biology. 81:102158102158.
Abstract
Meiotic chromosomal pairing is facilitated by a conserved cytoskeletal organization. Telomeres associate with perinuclear microtubules via Sun/KASH complexes on the nuclear envelope (NE) and dynein. Telomere sliding on perinuclear microtubules contributes to chromosome homology searches and is essential for meiosis. Telomeres ultimately cluster on the NE, facing the centrosome, in a configuration called the chromosomal bouquet. Here, we discuss novel components and functions of the bouquet microtubule organizing center (MTOC) in meiosis, but also broadly in gamete development. The cellular mechanics of chromosome movements and the bouquet MTOC dynamics are striking. The newly identified zygotene cilium mechanically anchors the bouquet centrosome and completes the bouquet MTOC machinery in zebrafish and mice. We hypothesize that various centrosome anchoring strategies evolved in different species. Evidence suggests that the bouquet MTOC machinery is a cellular organizer, linking meiotic mechanisms with gamete development and morphogenesis. We highlight this cytoskeletal organization as a new platform for creating a holistic understanding of early gametogenesis, with direct implications to fertility and reproduction.
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