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MEIOSIS

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Research papers:
Reimann, J. et al. Emi1 is required for cytostatic factor arrest in vertebrate eggs. Nature 416, 850-854 (2002)

Okumura, E. et al. Akt inhibits Myt1 in the signalling pathway leading to the meiotic G2/M-phase transition. Nature Cell Biol. 4, 111-116 (2002)

Peter, M. et al. The APC is dispensable for first meiotic anaphase in Xenopus oocytes. Nature Cell Biol. 3, 83-87 (2001)

Prieto, I. et al. Mammalian STAG3 is a cohesin specific to sister chromatid arms in meiosis I. Nature Cell Biol. 3, 761-766 (2001)

Watanabe, Y., Yokobayashi, S., Yamamoto, M. & Nurse, P. Pre-meiotic S phase is linked to reductional chromosome segregation and recombination. Nature 409, 359-363 (2001)

Timeline:
Scherthan, H. A bouquet makes ends meet. Nature Rev. Mol. Cell Biol. 2, 621-627 (2001)

Highlights:
· Matchmaking for chromosomes
· Sisters find a slick way to stick
· Synapsis spoilt