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Mouse germline cysts contain a fusome-like structure that mediates oocyte development.
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- The discovery of the mammalian fusome.eLife · 2026Article
- Ancestral pattern of theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
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Abstract
Mouse female primordial germ cells (PGCs) undergo five synchronous, incomplete mitotic divisions and send each resulting germline cyst into meiosis to fragment and produce 4-6 oocytes and 24-26 supportive nurse cells. However, no system of polarity has been found to specify mammalian oocytes, link them appropriately to nurse cells and enable them to acquire high-quality organelles and cytoplasm. We report that mouse cysts develop an asymmetric Golgi, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and microtubule-associated 'fusome,' similar to the oocyte-determining fusome in
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