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ArticlePLoS genetics2025

MYCBP interacts with Sakura and Otu and is essential for germline stem cell renewal and differentiation and oogenesis.

Azali Azlan, Ryuya Fukunaga

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Article in PLoS genetics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Azali AzlanDepartment of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
Ryuya FukunagaDepartment of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5814-8206

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Investigating the molecular functions and mechanisms of RNA-binding proteins crucial for gametogenesisR35GM145352 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Ryuya Fukunaga · 2022 to 2026
$2.0M
Dicer DNA nickase activity and its role in anti-viral immunity in human cellsR03AI178064 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI FUKUNAGA, RYUYA · 2023 to 2024
$164k
NIAID NIH HHS R03 AI178064NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM145352
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Abstract

The self-renewal and differentiation of germline stem cells (GSCs) are tightly regulated during oogenesis. The Drosophila female germline provides a powerful model to study these regulatory mechanisms. We previously identified Sakura (also known as Bourbon/CG14545) as a crucial factor for maintenance and differentiation of GSCs and oogenesis, and demonstrated that Sakura binds to Ovarian Tumor (Otu), another essential regulator of these processes. Here, we identify MYCBP (c-Myc binding protein) as an additional essential component of this regulatory network. We show that MYCBP physically associates with itself, Sakura, and Otu, forming binary and ternary complexes including a MYCBP•Sakura•Otu complex. MYCBP is highly expressed in the ovary, and mycbp null mutant females exhibit rudimentary ovaries with germline-less and tumorous ovarioles, fail to produce eggs, and are completely sterile. Germline-specific depletion of mycbp disrupts Dpp/BMP signaling, causing aberrant expression of bag-of-marbles (bam) and leading to defective differentiation and GSC loss. In addition, mycbp is required for female-specific splicing of sex-lethal (sxl), a master regulator of sex identity determination. These phenotypes closely resemble those observed in sakura and otu mutants. Together, our findings reveal that MYCBP functions in concert with Sakura and Otu to coordinate self-renewal and differentiation of GSCs and oogenesis in Drosophila.

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DNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsOogenesisTranscription FactorsAnimalsCell DifferentiationDrosophila melanogasterFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGerm CellsOvarySignal TransductionStem Cellsbam protein, DrosophilaDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsTranscription Factors

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PMCPMC12677786

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