The distribution of alpha-kleisin during meiosis in the holocentromeric plant Luzula elegansShow others and affiliations
2016 (English)In: Chromosome Research, ISSN 0967-3849, E-ISSN 1573-6849, Vol. 24, no 3, p. 393-405Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Holocentric chromosomes occur in a number of independent eukaryotic lineages, and they form holokinetic kinetochores along the entire poleward chromatid surfaces. Due to this alternative chromosome structure, Luzula elegans sister chromatids segregate already in anaphase I followed by the segregation of the homologues in anaphase II. However, not yet known is the localization and dynamics of cohesin and the structure of the synaptonemal complex (SC) during meiosis. We show here that the alpha-kleisin subunit of cohesin localizes at the centromeres of both mitotic and meiotic metaphase chromosomes and that it, thus, may contribute to assemble the centromere in L. elegans. This localization and the formation of a tripartite SC structure indicate that the prophase I behaviour of L. elegans is similar as in monocentric species.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
SPRINGER , 2016. Vol. 24, no 3, p. 393-405
Keywords [en]
Holocentric chromosome; alpha-kleisin; Synaptonemal complex; Luzula elegans; CENH3
National Category
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-131163DOI: 10.1007/s10577-016-9529-5ISI: 000380789900008PubMedID: 27294972OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-131163DiVA, id: diva2:972245
Note
Funding Agencies|China CSC scholarship; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [SPP 1384, HO 1779/17-1]; IPK Gatersleben
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