The BCL-2 pathway preserves mammalian genome integrity by eliminating recombination-defective oocytes

oleh: Elias ElInati, Agata P. Zielinska, Afshan McCarthy, Nada Kubikova, Valdone Maciulyte, Shantha Mahadevaiah, Mahesh N. Sangrithi, Obah Ojarikre, Dagan Wells, Kathy K. Niakan, Melina Schuh, James M. A. Turner

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-05-01

Deskripsi

If left unrepaired, meiotic DSBs are toxic to mammalian cells, thus oocytes in which DSBs persist are eliminated by the DNA-damage checkpoint. Here the authors provide insights into the roles of PUMA, NOXA and BAX during DNA damage checkpoint that eliminates Dmc1 −/− and Msh5 −/− oocytes.