CGC Bibliography Paper 4949

Checkpoints: chromosome pairing takes an unexpected twist.

Meier B, Ahmed S

Medline:

11696343

Citation:

Current Biology 11: R865-R868 2001

Type:

REVIEW

Genes:

chk-2 rad-5

Abstract:

When meiotic cells complete S phase, homologous chromosomes pair, synapse and undergo recombination. A checkpoint protein is somehow required for meiotic chromosome pairing in C. elegans, thus providing a direct link between S phase and the rest of the meiotic program.