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Main steps in DNA double-strand break repair : An introduction to homologous recombination and related processes

Ranjha, Lepakshi ; Howard, Sean Michael ; Cejka, Petr

In: Chromosoma, 2018, vol. 127, no. 2 (June), p. 187–214

DNA double-strand breaks arise accidentally upon exposure of DNA to radiation, chemicals or result from faulty DNA metabolic processes. DNA breaks can also be introduced in a programmed manner, such as during the maturation of the immune system, meiosis or cancer chemo- or radiotherapy. Cells have developed a variety of repair pathways, which are fine-tuned to the specific needs of a cell....

Université de Fribourg

Role of the C. elegans U2 snRNP protein MOG-2 in sex determination, meiosis, and splice site selection

Zanetti, Simone ; Meola, Marco ; Bochud, Arlette ; Puoti, Alessandro

In: Developmental Biology, 2011, vol. 354, no. 2, p. 232-241

In Caenorhabditis elegans, germ cells develop as spermatids in the larva and as oocytes in the adult. Such fundamentally different gametes are produced through a fine-tuned balance between feminizing and masculinizing genes. For example, the switch to oogenesis requires repression of the fem-3 mRNA through the mog genes. Here we report on the cloning and characterization of the sex determination...

Université de Fribourg

The C. elegans sex determination protein MOG-3 functions in meiosis and binds to the CSL co-repressor CIR-1

Kasturi, Prasad ; Zanetti, Simone ; Passannante, Myriam ; Saudan, Zarifja ; Müller, Fritz ; Puoti, Alessandro

In: Developmental Biology, 2010, vol. 344, no. 2, p. 593-602

In the germ line of the Caenorhabditis elegans hermaphrodite, nuclei either proliferate through mitosis or initiate meiosis, finally differentiating as spermatids or oocytes. The production of oocytes requires repression of the fem-3 mRNA by cytoplasmic FBF and nuclear MOG proteins. Here we report the identification of the sex determining gene mog-3 and show that in addition to its role in gamete...