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MCM8 is required for a pathway of meiotic double-strand break repair independent of DMC1 in Arabidopsis thaliana.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2013
Crismani Wayne, Portemer Virginie, Froger Nicole, Chelysheva Liudmila, Horlow Christine, Vrielynck Nathalie, Mercier Raphaël
Abstract excerpt
Mini-chromosome maintenance (MCM) 2-9 proteins are related helicases. The first six, MCM2-7, are essential for DNA replication in all eukaryotes. In contrast, MCM8 is not always conserved in eukaryotes but is present in Arabidopsis thaliana. MCM8 is required for 95% of meiotic crossovers (COs) in Drosophila and is essential for meiosis completion in mouse, prompting us to study this gene in Arabidopsis meiosis....
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