BACKGROUND Meiosis is an essential stage in the life cycle of sexually reproducing
species, underlying formation of haploid gametes and serving as the basis of genetic …

Cohesin is an evolutionary conserved multi‐protein complex that plays a pivotal role in
chromosome dynamics. It plays a role both in sister chromatid cohesion and in establishing …

One of the most fascinating aspects of meiosis is the extensive reorganization of the genome
at the prophase of the first meiotic division (prophase I). The first steps of this reorganization …

In meiosis, homologous chromosome synapsis is mediated by a supramolecular protein
structure, the synaptonemal complex (SC), that assembles between homologous …

STUDY QUESTION Are sequence variants in the stromal antigen 3 (STAG3) gene a cause
for non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) in infertile human males? SUMMARY ANSWER …

Meiotic crossover (CO) recombination is tightly regulated by chromosome architecture to
ensure faithful chromosome segregation and to reshuffle alleles between parental …

The DSB machinery, which induces the programmed DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) in
the leptotene and zygotene stages during meiosis, is suppressed before the onset of the …

In triploid watermelon (Citrullus lanatus), the homologous chromosomes of germ cells are
disorder during meiosis, resulting in the failure of seeds formation and producing seedless …

Abstract Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes (SMCs) are part of a large family of ring
complexes that participates in a number of DNA transactions. Among SMCs, SMC1A gene is …

Vigorous chromosome movement during the extended prophase of the first meiotic division
is conserved in most eukaryotes. The movement is crucial for the faithful segregation of …