Echinoderm microtubule-associated protein 1 is indispensable for oocyte spindle assembly and meiotic progression in mice
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ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens
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Youqiang Su
PROVIDER: PXD025159 | iProX | Mon Apr 05 00:00:00 BST 2021
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Echinoderm Microtubule Associated Protein Like 1 Is Indispensable for Oocyte Spindle Assembly and Meiotic Progression in Mice.
Yin Hong H Zhang Teng T Wang Hao H Hu Xin X Hou Xuan X Fang Xianbao X Yin Yaoxue Y Li Hui H Shi Lanying L Su You-Qiang YQ
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology 20210528
Completion of the first meiosis is an essential prerequisite for producing a functionally normal egg for fertilization and embryogenesis, but the precise mechanisms governing oocyte meiotic progression remains largely unclear. Here, we report that echinoderm microtubule associated protein (EMAP) like 1 (EML1), a member of the conserved EMAP family proteins, plays a crucial role in the control of oocyte meiotic progression in the mouse. Female mice carrying an ENU-induced nonsense mutation (c.195 ...[more]
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