Direct coupling between meiotic DNA replication and recombination initiation
Direct coupling between meiotic DNA replication and recombination initiation
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DOI:
10.1126/science.290.5492.806
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发表时间:
2000-10-27
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56.9
通讯作者:
Lichten, M
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作者:
Borde, V;Goldman, ASH;Lichten, M
During meiosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, DNA replication occurs 1.5 to 2 hours before recombination initiates by DNA double-strand break formation. We show that replication and recombination initiation are directly linked. Blocking meiotic replication prevented double-strand break formation in a replication-checkpoint-independent manner, and delaying replication of a chromosome segment specifically delayed break formation in that segment. Consequently, the time between replication and break formation was held constant in all regions. We suggest that double-strand break formation occurs as part of a process initiated by DNA replication, which thus determines when meiotic recombination initiates on a regional rather than a cell-wide basis.