Pch2 is an AAA+ protein that controls DNA break formation, recombination and checkpoint signaling during meiotic G2/prophase. Chromosomal association of Pch2 is linked to these processes, and several
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNA) play diverse roles in gene regulation controlling key cellular processes, most notably, cell-fate programming {Anderson, 2016 #20;Flynn, 2014 #16;Guttman, 2011 #35;Wang,
In the mammalian testis, the pool of spermatogonia is amplified by mitosis before these progenitor germ cells undergo meiosis to generate the haploid cells that give rise to sperm. Extensive changes i
All songbirds studied so far have a germline-restricted chromosome (GRC), which is present in the germ cells and absent in the somatic cells. It shows a wide variation in size, morphology, and genetic
Haploid germline nuclei of many filamentous fungi have the capacity to detect homologous nucleotide sequences present on the same or different chromosomes. Once recognized, such sequences can undergo