ATR is a multifunctional regulator of male mouse meiosis

ATR kinase is required for meiosis in non-mammalian model organisms. Here the authors demonstrate, using a tissue-specific knockout approach, that ATR is also essential for male meiosis in mouse, regulating meiotic recombination and synapsis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexander Widger, Shantha K. Mahadevaiah, Julian Lange, Elias ElInati, Jasmin Zohren, Takayuki Hirota, Sarai Pacheco, Andros Maldonado-Linares, Marcello Stanzione, Obah Ojarikre, Valdone Maciulyte, Dirk G. de Rooij, Attila Tóth, Ignasi Roig, Scott Keeney, James M.A. Turner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04850-0