ZHP-3 acts at crossovers to couple meiotic recombination with synaptonemal complex disassembly and bivalent formation in C. elegans.

Crossover recombination and the formation of chiasmata normally ensure the proper segregation of homologous chromosomes during the first meiotic division. zhp-3, the Caenorhabditis elegans ortholog of the budding yeast ZIP3 gene, is required for crossover recombination. We show that ZHP-3 protein lo...

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Main Authors: Needhi Bhalla, David J Wynne, Verena Jantsch, Abby F Dernburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-10-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2567099?pdf=render