A suppressor screen in C. elegans identifies a multiprotein interaction that stabilizes the synaptonemal complex
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA(2023)
摘要
Successful chromosome segregation into gametes depends on tightly regulated inter-actions between the parental chromosomes. During meiosis, chromosomes are aligned end -to -end by an interface called the synaptonemal complex, which also regulates exchanges between them. However, despite the functional and ultrastructural conser-vation of this essential interface, how protein-protein interactions within the synap-tonemal complex regulate chromosomal interactions remains poorly understood. Here, we describe a genetic interaction in the C. elegans synaptonemal complex, comprised of short segments of three proteins, SYP-1, SYP-3, and SYP-4. We identified the interaction through a saturated suppressor screen of a mutant that destabilizes the synaptonemal complex. The specificity and tight distribution of suppressors suggest a charge -based interface that promotes interactions between synaptonemal complex subunits and, in turn, allows intimate interactions between chromosomes. Our work highlights the power of genetic studies to illuminate the mechanisms that underlie meiotic chromosome interactions.
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meiosis,synaptonemal complex,suppressor screen,C. elegans,crossover
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