Centrosome dysfunction associated with somatic expression of the synaptonemal complex protein TEX12

Autor: Sumit Sandhu, Ieng F. Sou, Jill E. Hunter, Lucy Salmon, Caroline L. Wilson, Neil D. Perkins, Neil Hunter, Owen R. Davies, Urszula L. McClurg
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Communications Biology, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2399-3642
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02887-4
Popis: Sandhu et al. report that the synaptonemal complex (SC) protein, TEX12, localises to centrosomes independently of the SC during meiosis. They also show that it provokes centrosome amplification in somatic cells, a pathology associated with cancer development.
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