{"title":"SPO11 cuts!","authors":"Sara Hariri, Neil Hunter","doi":"10.1038/s41422-025-01093-9","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>During meiosis, SPO11-catalyzed DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) initiate homologous recombination, which is essential for accurate chromosome segregation and enhances genome diversification. 28 years after its discovery, three new studies report the reconstitution of SPO11-catalyzed DSB formation in vitro</b>.</p>","PeriodicalId":9926,"journal":{"name":"Cell Research","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":28.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cell Research","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41422-025-01093-9","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CELL BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
During meiosis, SPO11-catalyzed DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) initiate homologous recombination, which is essential for accurate chromosome segregation and enhances genome diversification. 28 years after its discovery, three new studies report the reconstitution of SPO11-catalyzed DSB formation in vitro.
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