Meiosis: making a synaptonemal complex just got easier.
In preparation for meiosis, chromosomes go through several massive structural transitions, including chromosome fragmentation, pairing and synapsis. A checkpoint factor and a SUMO ligase collaborate to keep things in order.
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. andi@wi.mit.edu
Andreas
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Hochwagen
D002875:Chromosomes / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008540:Meiosis / Q000502:physiology*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000166:cytology; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D013573:Synaptonemal Complex
D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins