Centromere Clustering: Where Synapsis Begins

• DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.12.005
• Publication Date: 2011-12-19T15:38:42Z
• Authors: Vijayalakshmi V. ...; Andreas Hochwagen
• Keywords: Synapsis

Centromeres congregate into a large cluster called the chromocenter during Drosophila oogenesis. Two recent studies now define a function and a genetic basis for this remarkable structure.