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meiotic chromosome condensation

Known as: chromosome condensation involved in meiotic cell cycle 
Compaction of chromatin structure prior to meiosis in eukaryotic cells. [PMID:10072401]
National Institutes of Health

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2020
2020
Cell-type-dependent histone demethylase specificity promotes meiotic chromosome condensation in Arabidopsis
Histone demethylation is crucial for proper chromatin structure and to ensure normal development, and requires the large family… 
2013
2013
DNA Topoisomerase II Is Dispensable for Oocyte Meiotic Resumption but Is Essential for Meiotic Chromosome Condensation and Separation in Mice1
ABSTRACT During mitosis, DNA topoisomerase II (TOP2) is required for sister chromatid separation. When TOP2 activity is inhibited… 
2013
2013
Drosophila rae1 is required for male meiosis and spermatogenesis
Summary Previous studies of RAE1, a conserved WD40 protein, in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and mouse revealed a role in mRNA export… 
2011
2011
A Mutation in Mtap2 Is Associated with Arrest of Mammalian Spermatocytes before the First Meiotic Division
In spite of evolutionary conservation of meiosis, many of the genes that control mammalian meiosis are still unknown. We report… 
2010
2010
A possible role of STRA8 as a transcriptional factor
The Stra8 gene is a retinoic acid responsive gene. Its expression in premeiotic germ cells in both sexes implies that STRA8… 
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
Regulation of chromatin and chromosome morphology by histone H3 modifications in pig oocytes.
Oocyte growth, maturation, and activation are complex processes that include transcription, heterochromatin formation, chromosome… 
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Condensin restructures chromosomes in preparation for meiotic divisions
The production of haploid gametes from diploid germ cells requires two rounds of meiotic chromosome segregation after one round… 
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
Meiotic events at the centromeric heterochromatin: histone H3 phosphorylation, topoisomerase IIα localization and chromosome condensation
Mechanisms of chromosome condensation and segregation during the first meiotic division are not well understood. Resolution of… 
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1996
Highly Cited
1996
The rad9 gene of Coprinus cinereus encodes a proline-rich protein required for meiotic chromosome condensation and synapsis.
The rad9 gene of Coprinus cinereus is essential for the normal completion of meiosis. We examined surface-spread preparations of… 
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1993
Highly Cited
1993
Meiosis-specific arrest revealed in DNA topoisomerase II mutants
Although the processes of mitosis and meiosis are similar, there is evidence for fundamental regulatory differences between the… 
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