The synaptonemal complex protein SCP3 can form multistranded, cross- striated fibers in vivo

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 331-339

  Yuan, Li ^a   Pelttari, Jeanette ^a   Brundell, Eva ^a   Björkroth, Birgitta ^a   Zhao, Jian ^a   Liu, Jian Guo ^a   Brismar, Hjalmar ^b   Daneholt, Bertil ^a   Höög, Christer ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; Cohesion; Lateral element; Meiosis; Recombination

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MEIOSIS; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CYTOPLASM; L CELLS (CELL LINE); MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MEIOSIS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RATS; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0032572578     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.142.2.331     Document Type: Article

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