Sex-specific DNA-replication in the early mammalian embryo

Jason Alexander Halliwell (), Javier Martin-Gonzalez, Adnan Hashim, John Arne Dahl, Eva R. Hoffmann () and Mads Lerdrup ()
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Jason Alexander Halliwell: University of Copenhagen
Javier Martin-Gonzalez: University of Copenhagen
Adnan Hashim: Rikshospitalet
John Arne Dahl: Rikshospitalet
Eva R. Hoffmann: University of Copenhagen
Mads Lerdrup: University of Copenhagen

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: Abstract The timing of DNA replication in mammals is crucial for minimizing errors and influenced by genome usage and chromatin states. Replication timing in the newly formed mammalian embryo remains poorly understood. Here, we have investigated replication timing in mouse zygotes and 2-cell embryos, revealing that zygotes lack a conventional replication timing program, which then emerges in 2-cell embryos. This program differs from embryonic stem cells and generally correlates with transcription and genome compartmentalization of both parental genomes. However, consistent and systematic differences existed between the replication timing of the two parental genomes, including considerably later replication of maternal pericentromeric regions compared to paternal counterparts. Moreover, maternal chromatin modified by Polycomb Repressive Complexes in the oocyte, undergoes early replication, despite belonging to the typically late-replicating B-compartment of the genome. This atypical and asynchronous replication of the two parental genomes may advance our understanding of replication stress in early human embryos and trigger strategies to reduce errors and aneuploidies.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50727-w

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