Meiotic Synapsis Proceeds from a Limited Number of Subtelomeric Sites in the Human Male

DNA Double-stranded Breaks Induce Histone H2AX Phosphorylation on Serine 139

Emmy P. Rogakou, Duane R. Pilch, Ann H. Orr et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1998 · 5.4K citations · Full text

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Meiosis-Specific DNA Double-Strand Breaks Are Catalyzed by Spo11, a Member of a Widely Conserved Protein Family

Scott Keeney, Craig N. Giroux, Nancy Kleckner · Cell · 1997 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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Recombinational DNA double-strand breaks in mice precede synapsis

Shantha K. Mahadevaiah, James M. A. Turner, Frédéric Baudat et al. · Nature Genetics · 2001 · 887 citations

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Meiotic Recombination in C. elegans Initiates by a Conserved Mechanism and Is Dispensable for Homologous Chromosome Synapsis

Abby F. Dernburg, Kent McDonald, Gary Moulder et al. · Cell · 1998 · 799 citations · Full text

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The Murine SCP3 Gene Is Required for Synaptonemal Complex Assembly, Chromosome Synapsis, and Male Fertility

Yuan Li, Jianguo Liu, Jian Zhao et al. · Molecular Cell · 2000 · 722 citations · Full text

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