Why is chromosome segregation error in oocytes increased with maternal aging?
It is well documented that female fertility is decreased with advanced maternal age due to chromosome abnormality in oocytes. Increased chromosome missegregation is mainly caused by centromeric cohesion reduction. Other factors such as weakened homologous recombination, improper spindle organization, spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) malfunction, chromatin epigenetic changes, and extra-oocyte factors may also cause chromosome errors.
State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Zhen-Bo
ZB
Wang
Heide
H
Schatten
Qing-Yuan
QY
Sun
D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D020090:Chromosome Segregation / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D009865:Oocytes / Q000502:physiology*