Meiosis: making a synaptonemal complex just got easier

Andreas Hochwagen

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2009.07.001

Meiosis: making a synaptonemal complex just got easier

Curr Biol. 2009 Sep 29;19(18):R849-51. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.07.001.

Author

Andreas Hochwagen¹

Affiliation

¹ Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. andi@wi.mit.edu

PMID: 19788878
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.07.001

Abstract

In preparation for meiosis, chromosomes go through several massive structural transitions, including chromosome fragmentation, pairing and synapsis. A checkpoint factor and a SUMO ligase collaborate to keep things in order.

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MeSH terms

Chromosomes / physiology
Chromosomes / ultrastructure
Meiosis / physiology*
Saccharomyces cerevisiae / cytology
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / physiology
Synaptonemal Complex*

Substances

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins