Katanin, kinesin-13 and ataxin-2 inhibit premature interaction between maternal and paternal genomes in C. elegans zygotes

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Beath, Elizabeth A, Bailey, Cynthia, Magadum, Meghana Mahantesh, Qiu, Shuyan, McNally, Karen L, McNally, Francis J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 26.06.2024

Fertilization occurs before completion of oocyte meiosis in the majority of animal species and sperm contents move long distances within zygotes of mouse and . If incorporated into the meiotic spindle, paternal chromosomes could be expelled into a polar body resulting in lethal monosomy. Through liv...