The Paramecium histone chaperone Spt16-1 is required for Pgm endonuclease function in programmed genome rearrangements.

In Paramecium tetraurelia, a large proportion of the germline genome is reproducibly removed from the somatic genome after sexual events via a process involving small (s)RNA-directed heterochromatin formation and DNA excision and repair. How germline limited DNA sequences are specifically recognized...

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Main Authors: Augustin de Vanssay, Amandine Touzeau, Olivier Arnaiz, Andrea Frapporti, Jamie Phipps, Sandra Duharcourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-07-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008949