Chromosome Segregation: Disarming the Protector
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One of the key features of meiosis is that shugoshin in complex with protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) protects centromeric cohesin during meiosis I, but not during meiosis II. A new model suggests that a PP2A inhibitor mediates deprotection of centromeric cohesin during meiosis II.
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دوره 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013