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Studies On Solo Working Mechanism In The Meiosis Of Drosophila Melanogaster, Qian Ma
Studies On Solo Working Mechanism In The Meiosis Of Drosophila Melanogaster, Qian Ma
Masters Theses
In eukaryotes, sister chromatids are closely aligned due to cohesion, a process essential for chromosome pairing and segregation during both mitosis and meiosis. A conserved cohesin complex in a ring structure is composed of four subunits, including each of these four members or their homologs, SMC1, SMC3, SCC1/RAD21/REC8, and SCC3/SA. Up to now, no REC8 homolog has been identified in the meiosis of Drosophila. SOLO is a meiotic protein required for accurate chromosome segregation, centromere cohesion, and cohesin complex localization in Drosophila meiosis. In addition, SOLO is required for synapsis and recombination in Drosophila female meiosis.
In this study, …
Characterizing Cyclin J By Identifying Conserved Protein-Protein Interactions, Phillip Jacob Selman
Characterizing Cyclin J By Identifying Conserved Protein-Protein Interactions, Phillip Jacob Selman
Wayne State University Theses
Cyclins are proteins that bind to Cyclin-dependent kinases, or Cdks, through a conserved domain called the Cyclin Box. Many Cyclins regulate the cell cycle. A few Cyclins impact cellular processes outside of the cell cycle. Also, a few Cyclins have poorly understood functions.
Cyclin J is a member of the Cyclin superfamily of proteins. Cyclin J is conserved among all metazoans, but is presently not well understood. All the research done on Cyclin J has been done in Drosophila.
Its mRNA is present in the early embryo, then disappears, only to reappear in adult females. When probing protein extracts with …