Meiotic crossover number and distribution are regulated by a dosage compensation protein that resembles a condensin subunit

Genes & Development
Chun J TsaiBarbara J Meyer

Abstract

Biological processes that function chromosome-wide are not well understood. Here, we show that the Caenorhabditis elegans protein DPY-28 controls two such processes, X-chromosome dosage compensation in somatic cells and meiotic crossover number and distribution in germ cells. DPY-28 resembles a subunit of condensin, a conserved complex required for chromosome compaction and segregation. In the soma, DPY-28 associates with the dosage compensation complex on hermaphrodite X chromosomes to repress transcript levels. In the germline, DPY-28 restricts crossovers. In many organisms, one crossover decreases the likelihood of another crossover nearby, an enigmatic process called crossover interference. In C. elegans, interference is complete: Only one crossover occurs per homolog pair. dpy-28 mutations increase crossovers, disrupt crossover interference, and alter crossover distribution. Early recombination intermediates (RAD-51 foci) increase concomitantly, suggesting that DPY-28 acts to limit double-strand breaks (DSBs). Reinforcing this view, dpy-28 mutations partially restore DSBs in mutants lacking HIM-17, a chromatin-associated protein required for DSB formation. Our work further links dosage compensation to condensin and establi...Continue Reading

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