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XY-body–associated nucleoli in meiotic male germ cells show a two-part nucleophosmin-defined morphology, with formation and maintenance requiring NPM1–{gamma}H2AX interaction.
- Why it matters: The XY-body’s unusual nucleolar morphology and its tight link to sex-chromosome DNA damage repair have lacked a mechanistic explanation for how nucleoli remodel during meiosis.
- What they did: Using high-resolution microscopy, the study mapped XY-body intercalated versus adjacent nucleolar regions marked by distinct nucleophosmin isoforms and tested dependence on NPM1 and the DNA damage marker {gamma}H2AX.
- The result: The structure is transcriptionally inactive and likely derived from autosomal nucleoli, providing a mechanistic link between nucleolar proteins, ribosome biogenesis, and DNA damage repair during meiosis.
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