Initiation and resolution of interhomolog connections: Crossover and non-crossover sites along mouse synaptonemal complexes

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1017-1027

  Moens, Peter B ^a   Marcon, Edyta ^a   Shore, Joel S ^a   Kochakpour, Nazafarin ^a   Spyropoulos, Barbara ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

H2AX; Chiasmata; DMC1; Interference; MLH1; Mouse meiosis; Recombination nodules; RPA; Synaptonemal complex

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; HISTONE H2AX; PROTEIN MLH1; PROTEIN MUTS; RAD51 PROTEIN; RECA PROTEIN; RECQ HELICASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSING OVER; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; IMMUNOGOLD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MALE; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHASE; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEX CHROMOSOME; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; CROSSING OVER, GENETIC; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; HISTONES; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; MICE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PACHYTENE STAGE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RAD51 RECOMBINASE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REPLICATION PROTEIN A; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX;

EID: 34247382564     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.03394     Document Type: Article

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