Article
Heat stress interferes with formation of double-strand breaks and homolog synapsis.
Plant physiology - 23 Apr 2021
Ning Yingjie, Liu Qingpei, Wang Chong, Qin Erdai, Wu Zhihua, Wang Minghui, Yang Ke, Elesawi Ibrahim Eid, Chen Chunli, Liu Hong, Qin Rui, Liu Bing
Abstract excerpt
Meiotic recombination (MR) drives novel combinations of alleles and contributes to genomic diversity in eukaryotes. In this study, we showed that heat stress (36°C-38°C) over the fertile threshold fully abolished crossover formation in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Cytological and genetic studies in wild-type plants and syn1 and rad51 mutants suggested that heat stress reduces generation of SPO11-dependent...
Topics
- Arabidopsis
- Chromosome Pairing
- DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Heat-Shock Response
- Meiosis
