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Shape of the first mitotic spindles impacts multinucleation in human embryos

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  • Yuki Ono

    (Akita University Graduate School of Medicine)

  • Hiromitsu Shirasawa

    (Akita University Graduate School of Medicine)

  • Kazumasa Takahashi

    (Akita University Graduate School of Medicine)

  • Mayumi Goto

    (Akita University Graduate School of Medicine)

  • Takahiro Ono

    (Akita University Graduate School of Medicine)

  • Taichi Sakaguchi

    (Akita University Graduate School of Medicine)

  • Motonari Okabe

    (Akita University Graduate School of Medicine)

  • Takeo Hirakawa

    (Akita University Graduate School of Medicine)

  • Takuya Iwasawa

    (Akita University Graduate School of Medicine)

  • Akiko Fujishima

    (Akita University Graduate School of Medicine)

  • Tae Sugawara

    (Akita University Graduate School of Medicine)

  • Kenichi Makino

    (Akita University Graduate School of Medicine)

  • Hiroshi Miura

    (Akita University Graduate School of Medicine)

  • Noritaka Fukunaga

    (Asada Ladies Clinic)

  • Yoshimasa Asada

    (Asada Ladies Clinic)

  • Yukiyo Kumazawa

    (Akita University Graduate School of Medicine)

  • Yukihiro Terada

    (Akita University Graduate School of Medicine)

Abstract

During human embryonic development, early cleavage-stage embryos are more susceptible to errors. Studies have shown that many problems occur during the first mitosis, such as direct cleavage, chromosome segregation errors, and multinucleation. However, the mechanisms whereby these errors occur during the first mitosis in human embryos remain unknown. To clarify this aspect, in the present study, we image discarded living human two-pronuclear stage zygotes using fluorescent labeling and confocal microscopy without microinjection of DNA or mRNA and investigate the association between spindle shape and nuclear abnormality during the first mitosis. We observe that the first mitotic spindles vary, and low-aspect-ratio-shaped spindles tend to lead to the formation of multiple nuclei at the 2-cell stage. Moreover, we observe defocusing poles in many of the first mitotic spindles, which are strongly associated with multinucleation. Additionally, we show that differences in the positions of the centrosomes cause spindle abnormality in the first mitosis. Furthermore, many multinuclei are modified to form mononuclei after the second mitosis because the occurrence of pole defocusing is firmly reduced. Our study will contribute markedly to research on the occurrence of mitotic errors during the early cleavage of human embryos.

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  • Yuki Ono & Hiromitsu Shirasawa & Kazumasa Takahashi & Mayumi Goto & Takahiro Ono & Taichi Sakaguchi & Motonari Okabe & Takeo Hirakawa & Takuya Iwasawa & Akiko Fujishima & Tae Sugawara & Kenichi Makino, 2024. "Shape of the first mitotic spindles impacts multinucleation in human embryos," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-13, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-49815-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49815-8
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