Article ; Online: Unwinding during stressful times: Mechanisms of helicases in meiotic recombination.
Current topics in developmental biology
2022 Volume 151, Page(s) 191–215
Abstract: Successful meiosis I requires that homologous chromosomes be correctly linked before they are segregated. In most organisms this physical linkage is achieved through the generation of crossovers between the homologs. Meiotic recombination co-opts and ... ...
Abstract | Successful meiosis I requires that homologous chromosomes be correctly linked before they are segregated. In most organisms this physical linkage is achieved through the generation of crossovers between the homologs. Meiotic recombination co-opts and modifies the canonical homologous recombination pathway to successfully generate crossovers One of the central components of this pathway are a number of conserved DNA helicases. Helicases couple nucleic acid binding to nucleotide hydrolysis and use this activity to modify DNA or protein-DNA substrates. During meiosis I it is necessary for the cell to modulate the canonical DNA repair pathways in order to facilitate the generation of interhomolog crossovers. Many of these meiotic modulations take place in pathways involving DNA helicases, or with a meiosis specific helicase. This short review explores what is currently understood about these helicases, their interaction partners, and the role of regulatory modifications during meiosis I. We focus in particular on the molecular structure and mechanisms of these helicases. |
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MeSH term(s) | DNA Repair ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/chemistry ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/metabolism ; DNA Helicases/genetics ; DNA Helicases/metabolism ; Homologous Recombination ; Meiosis |
Chemical Substances | Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins ; DNA Helicases (EC 3.6.4.-) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2022-07-18 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ISSN | 1557-8933 ; 0070-2153 |
ISSN (online) | 1557-8933 |
ISSN | 0070-2153 |
DOI | 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2022.06.004 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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