Ret Finger Protein: An E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Juxtaposed to the XY Body in Meiosis

During prophase I of male meiosis, the sex chromosomes form a compact structure called XY body that associates with the nuclear membrane of pachytene spermatocytes. Ret Finger Protein is a transcriptional repressor, able to interact with both nuclear matrix-associated proteins and double-stranded DN...

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Main Authors: Isabelle Gillot, Cédric Matthews, Daniel Puel, Frédérique Vidal, Pascal Lopez
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:International Journal of Cell Biology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/524858
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Cédric Matthews
Daniel Puel
Frédérique Vidal
Pascal Lopez
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description During prophase I of male meiosis, the sex chromosomes form a compact structure called XY body that associates with the nuclear membrane of pachytene spermatocytes. Ret Finger Protein is a transcriptional repressor, able to interact with both nuclear matrix-associated proteins and double-stranded DNA. We report the precise and unique localization of Ret Finger Protein in pachytene spermatocytes, in which Ret Finger Protein takes place of lamin B1, between the XY body and the inner nuclear membrane. This localization of Ret Finger Protein does not seem to be associated with O-glycosylation or sumoylation. In addition, we demonstrate that Ret Finger Protein contains an E3 ubiquitin ligase activity. These observations lead to an attractive hypothesis in which Ret Finger Protein would be involved in the positioning and the attachment of XY body to the nuclear lamina of pachytene spermatocytes.
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spelling doaj-art-0b9edb39b63249d8acd87204d8f24e2e2025-08-20T03:54:19ZengWileyInternational Journal of Cell Biology1687-88761687-88842009-01-01200910.1155/2009/524858524858Ret Finger Protein: An E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Juxtaposed to the XY Body in MeiosisIsabelle Gillot0Cédric Matthews1Daniel Puel2Frédérique Vidal3Pascal Lopez4Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, UFR Sciences, 06002 Nice, FranceUniversité de Nice Sophia Antipolis, UFR Sciences, 06002 Nice, FranceUniversité de Nice Sophia Antipolis, UFR Sciences, 06002 Nice, FranceUniversité de Nice Sophia Antipolis, UFR Sciences, 06002 Nice, FranceUniversité de Nice Sophia Antipolis, UFR Sciences, 06002 Nice, FranceDuring prophase I of male meiosis, the sex chromosomes form a compact structure called XY body that associates with the nuclear membrane of pachytene spermatocytes. Ret Finger Protein is a transcriptional repressor, able to interact with both nuclear matrix-associated proteins and double-stranded DNA. We report the precise and unique localization of Ret Finger Protein in pachytene spermatocytes, in which Ret Finger Protein takes place of lamin B1, between the XY body and the inner nuclear membrane. This localization of Ret Finger Protein does not seem to be associated with O-glycosylation or sumoylation. In addition, we demonstrate that Ret Finger Protein contains an E3 ubiquitin ligase activity. These observations lead to an attractive hypothesis in which Ret Finger Protein would be involved in the positioning and the attachment of XY body to the nuclear lamina of pachytene spermatocytes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/524858
spellingShingle Isabelle Gillot
Cédric Matthews
Daniel Puel
Frédérique Vidal
Pascal Lopez
Ret Finger Protein: An E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Juxtaposed to the XY Body in Meiosis
International Journal of Cell Biology
title Ret Finger Protein: An E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Juxtaposed to the XY Body in Meiosis
title_full Ret Finger Protein: An E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Juxtaposed to the XY Body in Meiosis
title_fullStr Ret Finger Protein: An E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Juxtaposed to the XY Body in Meiosis
title_full_unstemmed Ret Finger Protein: An E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Juxtaposed to the XY Body in Meiosis
title_short Ret Finger Protein: An E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Juxtaposed to the XY Body in Meiosis
title_sort ret finger protein an e3 ubiquitin ligase juxtaposed to the xy body in meiosis
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/524858
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