A meiotic chromosomal core consisting of cohesin complex proteins recruits DNA recombination proteins and promotes synapsis in the absence of an axial element in mammalian meiotic cells

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 5667-5677

  Pelttari, J ^a   Hoja, M R ^a   Yuan, L ^a   Liu, J G ^a   Brundell, E ^a   Moens, P ^a   Santucci Darmanin, S ^a   Jessberger, R ^a   Barbero, J L ^a   Heyting, C ^a   Hoog C ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHESIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA RECOMBINATION; HAPLOIDY; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SISTER CHROMATID; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CHROMOSOMES; COS CELLS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MEIOSIS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 20244380925     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.21.16.5667-5677.2001     Document Type: Article

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