Arabidopsis MMD1/DUET ensures the progression of male meiotic chromosome condensation and directly regulates the expression of condensin gene CAP-D3
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Chromosome condensation mediated by the condensin complex is essential for proper chromosome segregation during cell division. Unlike the rapid mitotic chromosome condensation,meiotic chromosome condensation occurs over a relative long prophase I and is unusually complex due to the coordination with chromosome axis formation and homolog interaction. The molecular mechanisms that regulate meiotic chromosome condensation progression from prophase I to metaphase I are unclear. We show here that the Arabidopsis meiotic PHD-finger protein MMD1/DUET is required for progressive compaction of prophase I chromosomes to metaphase I bivalents. The MMD1 PHD domain is required for its function in chromosome condensation and binds to methylated histone tails. Transcriptome analysis and q RT-PCR showed that several condensin genes exhibit significantly reduced expression in mmd1 meiocytes. Furthermore,MMD1 specifically binds to the promoter region of the condensin subunit gene CAP-D3 to enhance its expression. Moreover,capd3 mutants exhibit similar chromosome condensation defects,revealing a novel MMD1-dependent mechanism for regulating meiotic chromosome condensation in part by promoting condensin gene expression. Together,these discoveries provide strong evidence that the histone reader MMD1/DUET defines an important step for regulating the progression of meiotic prophase I chromosome condensation.
Chromosome condensation mediated by the condensin complex is essential for proper chromosome segregation during cell division. Unlike the rapid mitotic chromosome condensation,meiotic chromosome condensation occurs over a relative long prophase I and is unusually complex due to the coordination with chromosome axis formation and homolog interaction. The molecular mechanisms that regulate meiotic chromosome condensation progression from prophase I to metaphase I are unclear. We show here that the Arabidopsis meiotic PHD-finger protein MMD1/DUET is required for progressive compaction of prophase I chromosomes to metaphase I bivalents. The MMD1 PHD domain is required for its function in chromosome condensation and binds to methylated histone tails. Transcriptome analysis and q RT-PCR showed that several condensin genes exhibit significantly reduced expression in mmd1 meiocytes. Furthermore,MMD1 specifically binds to the promoter region of the condensin subunit gene CAP-D3 to enhance its expression. Moreover,capd3 mutants exhibit similar chromosome condensation defects,revealing a novel MMD1-dependent mechanism for regulating meiotic chromosome condensation in part by promoting condensin gene expression. Together,these discoveries provide strong evidence that the histone reader MMD1/DUET defines an important step for regulating the progression of meiotic prophase I chromosome condensation.
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