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High throughput sequencing reveals alterations in the recombination signatures with diminishing Spo11 activity.
PLoS genetics - 1 Oct 2013
Rockmill Beth, Lefrançois Philippe, Voelkel-Meiman Karen, Oke Ashwini, Roeder G Shirleen, Fung Jennifer C
Abstract excerpt
Spo11 is the topoisomerase-like enzyme responsible for the induction of the meiosis-specific double strand breaks (DSBs), which initiates the recombination events responsible for proper chromosome segregation. Nineteen PCR-induced alleles of SPO11 were identified and characterized genetically and cytologically. Recombination, spore viability and synaptonemal complex (SC) formation were decreased to varying...
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