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C. elegans HIM-17 links chromatin modification and competence for initiation of meiotic recombination.
Cell - 20 Aug 2004
Reddy Kirthi C, Villeneuve Anne M
Abstract excerpt
Initiation of meiotic recombination by double-strand breaks (DSBs) must occur in a controlled fashion to avoid jeopardizing genome integrity. Here, we identify chromatin-associated protein HIM-17 as a link between chromatin state and DSB formation during C. elegans meiosis. Dependencies of several meiotic prophase events on HIM-17 parallel those seen for DSB-generating enzyme SPO-11: HIM-17 is essential for DSB...
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