A single cohesin complex performs mitotic and meiotic functions in the protist tetrahymena.

The cohesion of sister chromatids in the interval between chromosome replication and anaphase is important for preventing the precocious separation, and hence nondisjunction, of chromatids. Cohesion is accomplished by a ring-shaped protein complex, cohesin; and its release at anaphase occurs when se...

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Main Authors: Rachel A Howard-Till, Agnieszka Lukaszewicz, Maria Novatchkova, Josef Loidl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1003418&type=printable
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