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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-3-16
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
ZIP1 is a novel meiosis-specific gene required for chromosome synapsis and cell cycle progression in S. cerevisiae. zip1 strains undergo homologous chromosome pairing, but are defective in synaptonemal complex (SC) formation. The zip1 mutation confers a uniform arrest in meiosis prior to the first division. zip1 strains display nearly wild-type levels of commitment to meiotic recombination; however, mature reciprocal recombinants are not formed until cells are released from meiotic arrest by return to growth medium. DNA sequence analysis of ZIP1 reveals structural homology to a number of proteins containing coiled coils. Immunofluorescence experiments using anti-ZIP1 antibodies demonstrate that the ZIP1 protein localizes to synapsed meiotic chromosomes but not to unsynapsed axial elements. Taken together, these data suggest that ZIP1 is a component of the central region of the SC. We propose a model in which ZIP1 acts as a molecular zipper to bring homologous chromosomes in close apposition.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0092-8674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
72
pubmed:geneSymbol
ZIP1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
365-78
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7916652-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:7916652-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:7916652-Cell Cycle, pubmed-meshheading:7916652-Chromosomes, Fungal, pubmed-meshheading:7916652-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:7916652-Fungal Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:7916652-Genes, Fungal, pubmed-meshheading:7916652-Meiosis, pubmed-meshheading:7916652-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:7916652-Mutagenesis, Insertional, pubmed-meshheading:7916652-Nuclear Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:7916652-Recombination, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:7916652-Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:7916652-Restriction Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:7916652-Saccharomyces cerevisiae, pubmed-meshheading:7916652-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:7916652-Synaptonemal Complex
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
ZIP1 is a synaptonemal complex protein required for meiotic chromosome synapsis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511-8112.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't