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Structural damage to meiotic chromosomes impairs DNA recombination and checkpoint control in mammalian oocytes.
The Journal of cell biology - 22 May 2006
Wang Hong, Höög Christer
Abstract excerpt
Meiosis in human oocytes is a highly error-prone process with profound effects on germ cell and embryo development. The synaptonemal complex protein 3 (SYCP3) transiently supports the structural organization of the meiotic chromosome axis. Offspring derived from murine Sycp3(-)(/)(-) females die in utero as a result of aneuploidy. We studied the nature of the proximal chromosomal defects that give rise to...
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