Synaptonemal complex protein SYCP3 of the rat: Evolutionarily conserved domains and the assembly of higher order structures

Sexual Development

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 161-168

  Baier, A ^a   Alsheimer, M ^a   Volff, J N ^b,c   Benavente, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; Evolution; Meiosis; Synaptonemal complex; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROTEIN SYCP3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE DELETION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34547814129     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000102105     Document Type: Article

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