Ancient genome function persists despite frequent mutations
An international research team led by Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research has ...
Tag: chromosome segregation
Ovarian Cancer Cells Depend on USP15 Enzyme, Offering a Sharper Therapeutic Target
UMBC researchers found that ovarian cancer cells depend heavily on the enzyme USP15, and reducing it slows tumor growth, disrupts ...
Terminal Breakpoints Shape Chromosome Segregation and Embryo Survival in Translocation Carriers
A study of 399 human embryos from reciprocal translocation carriers shows that terminal breakpoints drive 3:1 segregation and boost blastocyst ...
Rice Study Shows CDC20 Governs the Metaphase-to-Anaphase Switch in Both Mitosis and Meiosis
A CRISPR mutant series in rice reveals that three redundant CDC20 proteins control the metaphase-to-anaphase transition in both mitosis and ...
Chromosome Chaos: How Aneuploid Rapeseed Keeps Pollen Alive Despite Meiotic Errors
A new cytogenetic study reveals how individual chromosomes in aneuploid Brassica napus pair and segregate during meiosis, explaining why these ...
Cell Cycle Breakdown Drives Sudden Bursts of Aneuploidy in Yeast Genomes
Experiments in hundreds of diploid yeast strains show that double losses of heterozygosity arise mainly from transient bursts of whole-chromosome ...
Sex Without Crossovers: Plant Reveals a Surprising Route Through Meiosis
The sedge Rhynchospora tenuis completes meiosis and reproduces sexually without chromosomal crossovers, using its holocentric chromosomes to segregate intact parental ...
One Centromere Gene, Two Genomic Homes: Fly Study Reveals Surprising Stability of Cenp-C
A comparative genomic study finds that montium group Drosophila species retain exactly one copy of the essential centromere gene Cenp-C, ...
Scientists Reveal How Centromeres and Inner Kinetochores Work
A new review in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology is bringing the hidden architecture of chromosome inheritance into sharper focus, ...
How the Outer Kinetochore Is Built and Functions
The molecular machine that decides when a chromosome is ready to move during cell division is coming into sharper focus. ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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