Checkpoints: Chromosome pairing takes an unexpected twist

被引：10

作者：

Meier, B

Ahmed, S

机构：

[1] Univ N Carolina, Dept Genet, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA

[2] Univ N Carolina, Dept Biol, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA

来源：

CURRENT BIOLOGY | 2001年 / 11卷 / 21期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0960-9822(01)00518-8

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

When meiotic cells complete S phase, homologous chromosomes pair, synapse and undergo recombination. A checkpoint protein is somehow required for meiotic chromosome pairing in C. elegans, thus providing a direct link between S phase and the rest of the meiotic program.

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页码：R865 / R868

页数：4

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