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CSN5/Jab1 mutations affect axis formation in the Drosophila oocyte by activating a meiotic checkpoint

Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, 401 Barker Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

^* Author for correspondence (e-mail: beckendo{at}uclink.berkeley.edu)

Accepted 8 August 2002

The COP9 signalosome (CSN) is linked to signaling pathways and ubiquitin-dependent protein degradation in yeast, plant and mammalian cells, but its roles in Drosophila development are just beginning to be understood. We show that during oogenesis CSN5/JAB1, one subunit of the CSN, is required for meiotic progression and for establishment of both the AP and DV axes of the Drosophila oocyte. The EGFR ligand Gurken is essential for both axes, and our results show that CSN5 mutations block the accumulation of Gurken protein in the oocyte. CSN5 mutations also cause the modification of Vasa, which is known to be required for Gurken translation. This CSN5 phenotype — defective axis formation, reduced Gurken accumulation and modification of Vasa — is very similar to the phenotype of the spindle-class genes that are required for the repair of meiotic recombination-induced, DNA double-strand breaks. When these breaks are not repaired, a DNA damage checkpoint mediated by mei-41 is activated. Accordingly, the CSN5 phenotype is suppressed by mutations in mei-41 or by mutations in mei-W68, which is required for double strand break formation. These results suggest that, like the spindle-class genes, CSN5 regulates axis formation by checkpoint-dependent, translational control of Gurken. They also reveal a link between DNA repair, axis formation and the COP9 signalosome, a protein complex that acts in multiple signaling pathways by regulating protein stability.

Key words: Oogenesis, Embryogenesis, Ubiquitin, CSN, Jab1, DNA repair

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