Abstract
ABSTRACTThe unequal partition of molecules and organelles during cell division results in daughter cells with different fates. Asymmetric cell divisions have been best characterised in systems in which extrinsic signals polarise the mother cell during cell division. However, the mechanisms of asymmetric cell division mediated by intrinsic signals, and the nature of these signals, are mostly unknown. Here we report an asymmetric cell division in the nematode Auanema rhodensis that may be cued by the X chromosome. In the wildtype XO male, the spermatocyte divides asymmetrically to generate X-bearing spermatids that inherit components necessary for sperm viability, and nullo-spermatids that inherits components to be discarded. We found that in XX mutant pseudomales, sperm components co-segregate with the X chromosome, supporting the hypothesis that the X chromosome is employed as a polarising signal for partitioning essential cytoplasmic components for sperm function.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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