The molecular biology of meiosis in plants
Meiosis is the cell division that reshuffles genetic information between generations.
Recently, much progress has been made in understanding this process; in particular, the …
Recently, much progress has been made in understanding this process; in particular, the …
Condensin and cohesin complexity: the expanding repertoire of functions
Condensin and cohesin complexes act in diverse nuclear processes in addition to their
widely known roles in chromosome compaction and sister chromatid cohesion. Recent work …
widely known roles in chromosome compaction and sister chromatid cohesion. Recent work …
ASYNAPSIS3 has diverse dosage-dependent effects on meiotic crossover formation in Brassica napus
L Chu, J Zhuang, M Geng, Y Zhang, J Zhu… - The Plant …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Crossovers create genetic diversity and are required for equal chromosome segregation
during meiosis. Crossover number and distribution are highly regulated by different …
during meiosis. Crossover number and distribution are highly regulated by different …
Engineering apomixis in crops
Apomixis is an asexual mode of reproduction through seeds where progeny are clones of
the mother plants. Naturally apomictic modes of reproduction are found in hundreds of plant …
the mother plants. Naturally apomictic modes of reproduction are found in hundreds of plant …
The axial element protein HTP-3 promotes cohesin loading and meiotic axis assembly in C. elegans to implement the meiotic program of chromosome segregation
Faithful transmission of the genome through sexual reproduction requires reduction of
genome copy number during meiosis to produce haploid sperm and eggs. Meiosis entails …
genome copy number during meiosis to produce haploid sperm and eggs. Meiosis entails …