Transcription dynamically patterns the meiotic chromosome-axis interface

Meiotic chromosomes are highly compacted yet remain transcriptionally active. To understand how chromosome folding accommodates transcription, we investigated the assembly of the axial element, the proteinaceous structure that compacts meiotic chromosomes and promotes recombination and fertility. We...

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Main Authors: Xiaoji Sun, Lingzhi Huang, Tovah E Markowitz, Hannah G Blitzblau, Doris Chen, Franz Klein, Andreas Hochwagen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2015-08-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/07424