A mitochondrial niche protects oocyte RNPs

Maria Almonacid; Marie-Hélène Verlhac

doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2022.11.005

A mitochondrial niche protects oocyte RNPs

Dev Cell. 2022 Dec 5;57(23):2599-2600. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.11.005.

Authors

Maria Almonacid¹, Marie-Hélène Verlhac²

Affiliations

¹ Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology, Collège de France, CNRS, INSERM, Université PSL, Paris, France. Electronic address: maria-elsa.almonacid@college-de-france.fr.
² Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology, Collège de France, CNRS, INSERM, Université PSL, Paris, France.

PMID: 36473456
DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.11.005

Abstract

Preserving maternal RNA transmitted by the oocyte to its progeny is an essential aspect of oogenesis, yet not much is known about how this is achieved in mammalian species. In a recent issue of Science, Cheng et al. uncover a novel structure involved in this fundamental aspect.