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OMC1 is required in mouse oocytes to maintain REC8-cohesin chromosome cohesion through reproductive life, suppressing age-associated chromosome segregation errors.
- Why it matters: During long meiotic arrest, REC8-mediated cohesion deteriorates, predisposing adult oocytes to segregation errors and egg aneuploidy, contributing to infertility and congenital disorders.
- What they did: The study identified OMC1 as an oocyte-specific chromosomal protein that associates with REC8-cohesin chromosome axes from fetal stages through adult meiotic maturation, then tested this using Omc1 knockout mice.
- The result: In Omc1 knockout mice, cohesin maintenance fails until meiotic maturation completes, and age-associated chromosome segregation errors increase, indicating OMC1 supports reproductive longevity by limiting cohesion loss.
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