title: [Synaptonemal complex proteins: specific proteins of meiotic chromosomes].
abstract: The review considers proteins of the synaptonemal complex (SC), a specific structure formed between homologous chromosomes in maturing germline cells during meiotic prophase I. The structure and functions are described for proteins that form ultrastructural SC elements in mammals, in yeast, and in higher plants. The roles of cohesions and of the SC proteins in meiotic sister-chromatid cohesion are considered. Though still scarce, data are summarized on the SC self-assembly and dissociation and on the molecular composition of SC-associated recombination nodules, which provide a compartment for meiotic recombination enzymes. The accumulating data on the SC molecular components and on their structure, properties, and interactions improve the understanding of the SC function.
authors.affiliation: Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991 Russia.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Penkina
authors.forename: O I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Karpova
authors.forename: Iu F
authors.initials: IuF
authors.lastname: Bogdanov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000737:chemistry; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D008540:Meiosis; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D013573:Synaptonemal Complex / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D000098550:Structural Maintenance of Chromosome Protein 1
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D000098550:Structural Maintenance of Chromosome Protein 1
vernacular_title: Belki sinaptonemnogo kompleksa--spetsificheskie belki meĭoticheskikh khromosom.