Meiotic recombination in mammals: localization and regulation

F Baudat, Y Imai, B De Massy - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2013 - nature.com
During meiosis, a programmed induction of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) leads to the
exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes. These exchanges …

Control of meiotic crossovers: from double-strand break formation to designation

S Gray, PE Cohen - Annual review of genetics, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Meiosis, the mechanism of creating haploid gametes, is a complex cellular process
observed across sexually reproducing organisms. Fundamental to meiosis is the process of …

Structure and repair of replication-coupled DNA breaks

R Pavani, V Tripathi, KB Vrtis, D Zong, R Chari… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Using CRISPR-Cas9 nicking enzymes, we examined the interaction between the replication
machinery and single-strand breaks, one of the most common forms of endogenous DNA …

Repeat expansions confer WRN dependence in microsatellite-unstable cancers

N van Wietmarschen, S Sridharan, WJ Nathan… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The RecQ DNA helicase WRN is a synthetic lethal target for cancer cells with
microsatellite instability (MSI), a form of genetic hypermutability that arises from impaired …

The landscape of mouse meiotic double-strand break formation, processing, and repair

J Lange, S Yamada, SE Tischfield, J Pan, S Kim, X Zhu… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Heritability and genome stability are shaped by meiotic recombination, which is initiated via
hundreds of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). The distribution of DSBs throughout the …

The configuration of RPA, RAD51, and DMC1 binding in meiosis reveals the nature of critical recombination intermediates

AG Hinch, PW Becker, T Li, D Moralli, G Zhang… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Meiotic recombination proceeds via binding of RPA, RAD51, and DMC1 to single-stranded
DNA (ssDNA) substrates created after formation of programmed DNA double-strand breaks …

Genetic recombination is directed away from functional genomic elements in mice

K Brick, F Smagulova, P Khil, RD Camerini-Otero… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Genetic recombination occurs during meiosis, the key developmental programme of
gametogenesis. Recombination in mammals has been recently linked to the activity of a …

Initiation of meiotic recombination: how and where? Conservation and specificities among eukaryotes

B de Massy - Annual review of genetics, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Meiotic recombination is essential for fertility in most sexually reproducing species. This
process also creates new combinations of alleles and has important consequences for …

Re-engineering the zinc fingers of PRDM9 reverses hybrid sterility in mice

B Davies, E Hatton, N Altemose, JG Hussin, F Pratto… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
The DNA-binding protein PRDM9 directs positioning of the double-strand breaks (DSBs)
that initiate meiotic recombination in mice and humans. Prdm9 is the only mammalian …

Recombination initiation maps of individual human genomes

F Pratto, K Brick, P Khil, F Smagulova, GV Petukhova… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Introduction The dramatic events of meiotic recombination culminate in the exchange of
genetic information between parental chromosomes and ensure the production of …