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Review
. 2023:151:1-26.
doi: 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2022.04.005. Epub 2022 Jun 3.

Mechanism of initiation of meiosis in mouse germ cells

Kei-Ichiro Ishiguro  1
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Mechanism of initiation of meiosis in mouse germ cells

Kei-Ichiro Ishiguro. Curr Top Dev Biol. 2023.

Abstract

Meiosis is critical for germ cell development in multicellular organisms. Initiation of meiosis coincides with pre-meiotic S phase, which is followed by meiotic prophase, a prolonged G2 phase that ensures numerous meiosis-specific chromosome events. Meiotic prophase is accompanied by robust alterations of gene expression. In mouse germ cells, MEIOSIN and STRA8 direct cell cycle switch from mitosis to meiosis. MEIOSIN and STRA8 coordinate meiotic initiation with cell cycle, by activating the meiotic genes to have meiotic prophase program installed at S phase. This review mainly focuses on the mechanism of meiotic initiation in mouse germ cells from the viewpoint of the transcription of meiotic genes. Furthermore, signaling pathways that regulate meiotic initiation will be discussed in the context of germ cell development, pointing out the sexual differences in the mode of meiotic initiation.

Keywords: MEIOSIN; Meiosis; Meiotic initiation; Meiotic prophase; RA; STRA8.

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