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The Axial Element Protein DESYNAPTIC2 Mediates Meiotic Double-Strand Break Formation and Synaptonemal Complex Assembly in Maize.
The Plant cell - 1 Sept 2015
Lee Ding Hua, Kao Yu-Hsin, Ku Jia-Chi, Lin Chien-Yu, Meeley Robert, Jan Ya-Shiun, Wang Chung-Ju Rachel
Abstract excerpt
During meiosis, homologous chromosomes pair and recombine via repair of programmed DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). DSBs are formed in the context of chromatin loops, which are anchored to the proteinaceous axial element (AE). The AE later serves as a framework to assemble the synaptonemal complex (SC) that provides a transient but tight connection between homologous chromosomes. Here, we showed that DESYNAPTIC2...
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