Phosphorylation of chromosome core components may serve as axis marks for the status of chromosomal events during mammalian meiosis.

Meiotic recombination and chromosome synapsis between homologous chromosomes are essential for proper chromosome segregation at the first meiotic division. While recombination and synapsis, as well as checkpoints that monitor these two events, take place in the context of a prophase I-specific axial...

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Main Authors: Tomoyuki Fukuda, Florencia Pratto, John C Schimenti, James M A Turner, R Daniel Camerini-Otero, Christer Höög
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-02-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3276554?pdf=render