Article
SYP-3 restricts synaptonemal complex assembly to bridge paired chromosome axes during meiosis in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Genetics - 1 Aug 2007
Smolikov Sarit, Eizinger Andreas, Schild-Prufert Kristina, Hurlburt Allison, McDonald Kent, Engebrecht JoAnne, Villeneuve Anne M, Colaiácovo Mónica P
Abstract excerpt
Synaptonemal complex (SC) formation must be regulated to occur only between aligned pairs of homologous chromosomes, ultimately ensuring proper chromosome segregation in meiosis. Here we identify SYP-3, a coiled-coil protein that is required for assembly of the central region of the SC and for restricting its loading to occur only in an appropriate context, forming structures that bridge the axes of paired...
Topics
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Caenorhabditis elegans
- Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
- Chromosome Pairing
- Chromosome Segregation
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Helminth
- Genes, Helminth
- Meiosis
