OOEP

Component of the subcortical maternal complex (SCMC), a multiprotein complex that plays a key role in early embryonic development (By similarity). The SCMC complex is a structural constituent of cytoplasmic lattices, which consist in fibrous structures found in the cytoplasm of oocytes and preimplantation embryos. They are required to store maternal proteins critical for embryonic development, such as ribosomal proteins, cytoskeletal tubulins and proteins controlling epigenetic reprogramming of the preimplantation embryo, in a poised but restrained state, regulating their availability for early embryonic development (By similarity). Cytoplasmic lattices also tightly control ubiquitination during the oocyte-to-embryo transition by trapping E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase UHRF1 in a compact autoinhibited conformation and maintaining SCF ubiquitin ligase complexes inactive (By similarity). As part of the OOEP-KHDC3 scaffold, recruits BLM and TRIM25 to DNA replication forks, thereby promoting the ubiquitination of BLM by TRIM25, enhancing BLM retainment at replication forks and therefore promoting stalled replication fork restart (By similarity). Positively regulates the homologous recombination-mediated DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair pathway by regulating ATM activation and RAD51 recruitment to DSBs in oocytes (By similarity). Thereby contributes to oocyte survival and the resumption and completion of meiosis (By similarity)..

Function from UniProtKB (A6NGQ2), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.