Double-strand break repair on sex chromosomes: Challenges during male meiotic prophase

Cell Cycle

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 516-525

  Lu, Lin Yu ^a,b   Yu, Xiaochun ^c  

^a Zhejiang University School of Medicine   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Double strand break repair; Homologous recombination; Meiosis; Meiotic sex chromosome inactivation; XY body

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; CARRIER PROTEIN; RNF19 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA END JOINING REPAIR; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MEIOSIS; MEIOTIC RECOMBINATION; MEIOTIC SPINDLE; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; PROPHASE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RECOMBINATION REPAIR; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CROSSING OVER; DNA REPAIR; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

MUS;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CROSSING OVER, GENETIC; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; DNA REPAIR; MALE; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROPHASE; SEX CHROMOSOMES;

EID: 84923363394     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2014.998070     Document Type: Review

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