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Codina-Pascual, M; Kraus, J; Speicher, MR; Oliver-Bonet, M; Murcia, V; Sarquella, J; Egozcue, J; Navarro, J; Benet, J.
Characterization of all human male synaptonemal complexes by subtelomere multiplex-FISH.
Cytogenet Genome Res. 2004; 107(1-2):18-21 Doi: 10.1159/000079566
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Co-authors Med Uni Graz: Speicher Michael
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Abstract:: During meiotic prophase I, homologous chromosomes synapse and recombine. Both events are of vital importance for the success of meiosis. When homologous chromosomes synapse, a proteinaceous structure called synaptonemal complex (SC) appears along the pairing axis and meiotic recombination takes place. The existence of immunolabeling techniques for SC proteins (SCP1, SCP2 and SCP3) and for DNA mismatch repair proteins present in late recombination nodules (MLH1) allow analyses of both synapsis and meiotic recombination in the gametocyte I. In situ hybridization methods can be applied afterwards because chromatin is preserved during cell fixation for immunoanalysis. The combination of both methodologies allows the analysis of synapsis and the creation of recombination maps for each bivalent. In this work we apply the seven-fluorochrome subtelomere-specific multiplex FISH assay (stM-FISH) to human male meiotic cells previously labeled by immunofluorescence (SCP1, SCP3, MLH1, CENP) to assess its utility for human SC karyotyping. This FISH method consists of microdissected subtelomeric probes labeled combinatorially with seven different fluorochromes. Results prove its usefulness for the identification of all human SCs. Furthermore, by labeling subtelomeric regions this one-single-step method enables the characterization of interstitial and terminal SC fragments and SC delineation even if superposition is present in pachytene spreads.
Find related publications in this database (using NLM MeSH Indexing): Cytogenetic Analysis - methods; Humans - methods; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence - methods; Male - methods; Pachytene Stage - genetics; Synaptonemal Complex - genetics; Telomere - genetics; Testis - chemistry