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  • Title: A new role for the synaptonemal complex in the regulation of meiotic recombination.
    Author: Hollingsworth NM.
    Journal: Genes Dev; 2020 Dec 01; 34(23-24):1562-1564. PubMed ID: 33262143.
    Abstract:
    Proper segregation during meiosis requires that homologs be connected by the combination of crossovers and sister chromatid cohesion. To generate crossovers, numerous double-strand breaks (DSBs) are introduced throughout the genome by the conserved Spo11 endonuclease. DSB formation and its repair are then highly regulated to ensure that homologous chromosomes contain at least one crossover and no DSBs remain prior to meiosis I segregation. The synaptonemal complex (SC) is a meiosis-specific structure formed between homologous chromosomes during prophase that promotes DSB formation and biases repair of DSBs to homologs over sister chromatids. Synapsis occurs when a particular recombination pathway is successful in establishing stable interhomolog connections. In this issue of Genes & Development, Mu and colleagues (pp. 1605-1618) show that SC formation between individual chromosomes provides the feedback to down-regulate Spo11 activity, thereby revealing an additional function for the SC.
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