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Rowena Smith

MRC Centre for Reproductive Health

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The H3.3 chaperone Hira complex orchestrates oocyte developmental competence

Rowena Smith, Zongliang Jiang, Andrej Šušor, Hao Ming, Janet Tait, Marco Conti, Chih-Jen Lin

This study shows that the Hira complex is essential for oocyte developmental competence by maintaining transcriptional silencing through H3.3 deposition and chromatin modifications.

Development · Feb 3, 2022Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Histone H3.3 Hira chaperone complex contributes to zygote formation in mice and humans.

Rowena Smith, Sue Pickering, Anna Kopakaki, Kok Joo Thong, Richard Allen Anderson, Chih-Jen Lin

This study shows the Hira complex is essential for male pronucleus formation in mice and humans, with Cabin1 and Ubn1 playing critical roles, and demonstrates potential for IVF therapy.

bioRxiv · Jun 18, 2020 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology