Structural analysis of the human SYCE2-TEX12 complex provides molecular insights into synaptonemal complex assembly

Open Biology

Volumn 2, Issue JULY, 2012, Pages

  Davies, Owen R ^a   Maman, Joseph D ^a   Pellegrini, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central element; Homologous recombination; Meiosis; SYCE2; Synaptonemal complex; TEX12

Indexed keywords

SYNAPSIS;

MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEX; NONHISTONE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CENTRAL ELEMENT; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; MEIOSIS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYCE2; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX; TEX12;

CENTRAL ELEMENT; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; MEIOSIS; SYCE2; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX; TEX12;

CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX;

EID: 84864212810     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20462441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsob.120099     Document Type: Article

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