title: Pushing the (nuclear) envelope into meiosis.
abstract: A recent study shows that a short isoform of a mammalian nuclear lamin is important for homologous chromosome interactions during meiotic prophase in mice.
authors: Abby F
authors: AF
authors: Dernburg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005854:Germ Cells; D059765:Homologous Recombination / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007797:Laminin; D008297:Male; D008540:Meiosis / Q000235:genetics*; D034881:Nuclear Lamina
chemical_list: D007797:Laminin
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