Cycling Through Mammalian Meiosis: B-type Cyclins in Oocytes

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Journal Cell Cycle

Specialty Cell Biology

Date 2019 Jun 19

PMID 31208271

Citations 7

Authors

Nora Bouftas

Katja Wassmann

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Abstract

B-type cyclins in association with Cdk1 mediate key steps of mitosis and meiosis, by phosphorylating a plethora of substrates. Progression through the meiotic cell cycle requires the execution of two cell divisions named meiosis I and II without intervening S-phase, to obtain haploid gametes. These two divisions are highly asymmetric in the large oocyte. Chromosome segregation in meiosis I and sister chromatid segregation in meiosis II requires the sharp, switch-like inactivation of Cdk1 activity, which is brought about by degradation of B-type cyclins and counteracting phosphatases. Importantly and contrary to mitosis, inactivation of Cdk1 must not allow S-phase to take place at exit from meiosis I. Here, we describe recent studies on the regulation of translation and degradation of B-type cyclins in mouse oocytes, and how far their roles are redundant or specific, with a special focus on the recently discovered oocyte-specific role of cyclin B3.

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