The synaptonemal complex: does it have contractile proteins?
Actin and myosin are commonly involved in cell motility systems. This study attempts to identify these two proteins in the synaptonemal complex (SC), a nuclear organelle associated with chromosome pairing during meiotic prophase. The several experimental approaches reported here give no evidence of SC staining with either anti-myosin or anti-actin antibodies. These findings differ from those of other reportings.
D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D003285:Contractile Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D008297:Male; D008540:Meiosis; D051379:Mice; D009218:Myosins / Q000378:metabolism
D000199:Actins; D003285:Contractile Proteins; D009218:Myosins