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Artificially decreasing cortical tension generates aneuploidy in mouse oocytes

Bennabi, I; Crozet, F; Nikalayevich, E; Chaigne, A; Letort, G; Manil-Ségalen, M; Campillo, C; ... Terret, M-E; + view all (2020) Artificially decreasing cortical tension generates aneuploidy in mouse oocytes. Nature Communications , 11 , Article 1649. 10.1038/s41467-020-15470-y. Green open access

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Abstract

Human and mouse oocytes’ developmental potential can be predicted by their mechanical properties. Their development into blastocysts requires a specific stiffness window. In this study, we combine live-cell and computational imaging, laser ablation, and biophysical measurements to investigate how deregulation of cortex tension in the oocyte contributes to early developmental failure. We focus on extra-soft cells, the most common defect in a natural population. Using two independent tools to artificially decrease cortical tension, we show that chromosome alignment is impaired in extra-soft mouse oocytes, despite normal spindle morphogenesis and dynamics, inducing aneuploidy. The main cause is a cytoplasmic increase in myosin-II activity that could sterically hinder chromosome capture. We describe here an original mode of generation of aneuploidies that could be very common in oocytes and could contribute to the high aneuploidy rate observed during female meiosis, a leading cause of infertility and congenital disorders.

Type: Article
Title: Artificially decreasing cortical tension generates aneuploidy in mouse oocytes
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15470-y
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15470-y
Language: English
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UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Lab for Molecular Cell Bio MRC-UCL
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10094889
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