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<p>The cytoplasmic lattice (CPL) in mammalian eggs is essential for early embryonic development but its molecular components, structural organization and functional capacity have remained elusive. Here, using cryo-electron microscopy, we show that the CPL filament in mouse metaphase II eggs contains repeating units with a periodicity of ~37 nm and determine its high-resolution, native structure and complete subunit composition. The CPL architecture organizes maternal-effect proteins, ubiquitination machinery and tubulin into a highly structured reservoir. Maternal-effect proteins form the scaffold of the CPL to sequester a UHRF1–UBE2D3 E3–E2 ubiquitination module and three distinct FBXW–SKP1 E3 ubiquitin ligase components, notably all in activity-excluded states. The CPL further contains αβ-tubulin heterodimers in a GTP-bound state, indicating microtubule-assembly-competent tubulin held in reserve. CPL filaments are capped by a terminal unit that lacks a PADI6 dimer, a scaffold component, suggesting a structural mechanism that prevents further oligomerization. Interactions between neighboring CPL filaments promote the assembly of a three-dimensional network in the egg cytoplasm. Taken together, our work defines how CPL assembly and architecture prime mammalian eggs for ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation and cytoskeletal remodeling during the egg-to-embryo transition.</p>

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Cytoplasmic lattices store developmentally poised degradative and cytoskeletal complexes in mammalian eggs

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    2026年7月9日

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  • Yujie Li,
  • Wei Zheng,
  • Jiyeon Leem,
  • Chunxiang Wu,
  • Shaogeng Tang,
  • Binyam Mogessie,
  • Yong Xiong

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The cytoplasmic lattice (CPL) in mammalian eggs is essential for early embryonic development but its molecular components, structural organization and functional capacity have remained elusive. Here, using cryo-electron microscopy, we show that the CPL filament in mouse metaphase II eggs contains repeating units with a periodicity of ~37 nm and determine its high-resolution, native structure and complete subunit composition. The CPL architecture organizes maternal-effect proteins, ubiquitination machinery and tubulin into a highly structured reservoir. Maternal-effect proteins form the scaffold of the CPL to sequester a UHRF1–UBE2D3 E3–E2 ubiquitination module and three distinct FBXW–SKP1 E3 ubiquitin ligase components, notably all in activity-excluded states. The CPL further contains αβ-tubulin heterodimers in a GTP-bound state, indicating microtubule-assembly-competent tubulin held in reserve. CPL filaments are capped by a terminal unit that lacks a PADI6 dimer, a scaffold component, suggesting a structural mechanism that prevents further oligomerization. Interactions between neighboring CPL filaments promote the assembly of a three-dimensional network in the egg cytoplasm. Taken together, our work defines how CPL assembly and architecture prime mammalian eggs for ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation and cytoskeletal remodeling during the egg-to-embryo transition.