Schuh, Melina

Authors Heim A, Cheng S, Orth J, Stengel F, Schuh M, Mayer TU Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun. 2025 Aug 28;16(1):8051. Abstract Meiotic maturation of vertebrate oocytes occurs in the near-absence of transcription. Thus, female fertility relies on timely translational activation of maternal transcripts stockpiled in full-grown prophase-I-arrested oocytes.

Authors Vos BE, Vadapalli Y, Muenker TM, Astad Jentoft IM, Todisco E, Eskandari MA, Schuh M, Lenart P, Betz T Journal Biophysical Journal Citation Biophys J. 2025 Aug 18:S0006-3495(25)00524-7. Abstract The mechanical properties of the cytoplasm and nucleoplasm are crucial for the correct and robust functioning of a cell and

Authors Cheng S, Schuh M Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun. 2024 Nov 20;15(1):10044. Abstract In mammals, oocytes are arrested in prophase of meiosis I for long periods of time. Prophase arrest is critical for reproduction because it allows oocytes to grow to their full size to support meiotic maturation

Authors Sharma N, Coticchio G, Borini A, Tachibana K, Nasmyth KA, Schuh M Journal Current Biology Citation Curr Biol. 2024 Oct 17:S0960-9822(24)01281-8. Abstract Oocyte loss, a natural process that accelerates as women approach their mid-30s, poses a significant challenge to female reproduction. Recent studies have identified DNA damage as a

Authors Thomas C, Marx TL, Penir SM, Schuh M Journal Nature Cell Biology Citation Nat Cell Biol. 2024 Oct 16. Abstract During ovulation, an egg is released from an ovarian follicle, ready for fertilization. Ovulation occurs inside the body, impeding direct studies of its progression. Therefore, the exact mechanisms that

Authors Harasimov K, Gorry RL, Welp LM, Penir SM, Horokhovskyi Y, Cheng S, Takaoka K, Stützer A, Frombach AS, Taylor Tavares AL, Raabe M, Haag S, Saha D, Grewe K, Schipper V, Rizzoli SO, Urlaub H, Liepe J, Schuh M Journal Nature Cell Biology Citation Nat Cell Biol. 2024 Jun

Authors Zaffagnini G, Cheng S, Salzer MC, Pernaute B, Duran JM, Irimia M, Schuh M, Böke E  Journal Cell   Citation Cell. 2024 Feb 9:S0092-8674(24)00068-0.   Abstract Oocytes are among the longest-lived cells in the body and need to preserve their cytoplasm to support proper embryonic development. Protein aggregation is

Authors Ida M.A. Jentoft, Felix J.B. Bäuerlein, Luisa M. Welp, Benjamin H. Cooper, Arsen Petrovic, Chun So, Sarah Mae Penir, Antonio Z. Politi, Yehor Horokhovskyi, Iina Takala, Heike Eckel, Rüdiger Moltrecht, Peter Lénárt, Tommaso Cavazza, Juliane Liepe, Nils Brose, Henning Urlaub, Rubén Fernández-Busnadiego, Melina Schuh Journal Cell Citation Cell, 2023,

Authors Harasimov K, Uraji J, Mönnich EU, Holubcová Z, Elder K, Blayney M, Schuh M Journal Nature Cell Biology Citation Nat Cell Biol. 2023 Feb 2. Abstract Accurate chromosome segregation during meiosis is crucial for reproduction. Human and porcine oocytes transiently cluster their chromosomes before the onset of spindle assembly

Authors Cheng S, Altmeppen G, So C, Welp LM, Penir S, Ruhwedel T, Menelaou K, Harasimov K, Stützer A, Blayney M, Elder K, Möbius W, Urlaub H, Schuh M Journal Science Citation Oct 21;378(6617):eabq4835. Abstract Full-grown oocytes are transcriptionally silent and must stably maintain the messenger RNAs (mRNAs) needed for