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Comment
. 2015 Jun;17(6):711-3.
doi: 10.1038/ncb3183.

Clarifying the role of condensin in shaping chromosomes

Kota Nagasaka  1 , Toru Hirota  1
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Clarifying the role of condensin in shaping chromosomes

Kota Nagasaka et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2015 Jun.

Abstract

A major controversy in the field of chromosome research has been whether condensin is required for achieving the highly compacted state of chromatin fibres in mitosis and meiosis. Through genetic experiments in mouse oocytes, condensin is now found to be indispensable for meiotic chromosome assembly by mediating chromosome compaction and disentanglement of sister chromatids and by conferring rigidity to chromosomes.

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