From Mitosis, a Protein Critical to Meiosis (VIDEO)
Caption
Rad51, the central recombination enzyme in mitosis, is converted to a regulatory factor for a different recombination enzyme in meiosis. This video relates to a paper that appeared in the Sept. 7, 2012, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Veronica Cloud at University of Chicago in Chicago, Ill., and colleagues was titled, "Rad51 Is an Accessory Factor for Dmc1-Mediated Joint Molecule Formation During Meiosis."
Credit
Video courtesy of Douglas Bishop
Usage Restrictions
Please cite the owner of the video when publishing. This video may be freely used by reporters as part of news coverage, with proper attribution. Non-reporters must contact <i>Science</i> for permission.
License
Licensed content