Smc5/6-Mms21 prevents and eliminates inappropriate recombination intermediates in meiosis.
Repairing broken chromosomes via joint molecule (JM) intermediates is hazardous and therefore strictly controlled in most organisms. Also in budding yeast meiosis, where production of enough crossovers via JMs is imperative, only a subset of DNA breaks are repaired via JMs, closely regulated by the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3873250?pdf=render |