synaptonemal complex assembly

Known as: synaptonemal complex formation 
The cell cycle process in which the synaptonemal complex is formed. This is a structure that holds paired chromosomes together during prophase I of… (More)
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positive regulation of synaptonemal complex assembly

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
SYCE2 is required for synaptonemal complex assembly, double strand break repair, and homologous recombination
Synapsis is the process by which paired chromosome homologues closely associate in meiosis before crossover. In the synaptonemal… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Mouse SYCP2 is required for synaptonemal complex assembly and chromosomal synapsis during male meiosis
During meiosis, the arrangement of homologous chromosomes is tightly regulated by the synaptonemal complex (SC). Each SC consists… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Mouse Sycp1 functions in synaptonemal complex assembly, meiotic recombination, and XY body formation.
In meiotic prophase, synaptonemal complexes (SCs) closely appose homologous chromosomes (homologs) along their length. SCs are… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
HTP-1 coordinates synaptonemal complex assembly with homolog alignment during meiosis in C. elegans.
During meiosis, the mechanisms responsible for homolog alignment, synapsis, and recombination are precisely coordinated to… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Crossover/Noncrossover Differentiation, Synaptonemal Complex Formation, and Regulatory Surveillance at the Leptotene/Zygotene Transition of Meiosis
Yeast mutants lacking meiotic proteins Zip1, Zip2, Zip3, Mer3, and/or Msh5 (ZMMs) were analyzed for recombination, synaptonemal… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Germ cell differentiation and synaptonemal complex formation are disrupted in CPEB knockout mice.
CPEB is a sequence-specific RNA binding protein that regulates translation during vertebrate oocyte maturation. Adult female CPEB… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The murine SCP3 gene is required for synaptonemal complex assembly, chromosome synapsis, and male fertility.
During meiosis, the homologous chromosomes pair and recombine. An evolutionarily conserved protein structure, the synaptonemal… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Zip3 Provides a Link between Recombination Enzymes and Synaptonemal Complex Proteins
In budding yeast, absence of the meiosis-specific Zip3 protein (also known as Cst9) causes synaptonemal complex formation to be… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
DMC1: a meiosis-specific yeast homolog of E. coli recA required for recombination, synaptonemal complex formation, and cell cycle progression.
DMC1 is a new meiosis-specific yeast gene. Dmc1 protein is structurally similar to bacterial RecA proteins. dmc1 mutants are… (More)
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Temporal comparison of recombination and synaptonemal complex formation during meiosis in S. cerevisiae
In synchronous cultures of S. cerevisiae undergoing meiosis, an early event in the meiotic recombination pathway, site-specific… (More)
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