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Identification of DSB-1, a protein required for initiation of meiotic recombination in Caenorhabditis elegans, illuminates a crossover assurance checkpoint.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2013
Stamper Ericca L, Rodenbusch Stacia E, Rosu Simona, Ahringer Julie, Villeneuve Anne M, Dernburg Abby F
Abstract excerpt
Meiotic recombination, an essential aspect of sexual reproduction, is initiated by programmed DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). DSBs are catalyzed by the widely-conserved Spo11 enzyme; however, the activity of Spo11 is regulated by additional factors that are poorly conserved through evolution. To expand our understanding of meiotic regulation, we have characterized a novel gene, dsb-1, that is specifically...
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