The histone modification reader ZCWPW1 is required for meiosis prophase I in male but not in female mice

SCRE serves as a unique synaptonemal complex fastener and is essential for progression of meiosis prophase I in mice

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Uncovering the mechanistic basis for specific recognition of monomethylated H3K4 by the CW domain ofArabidopsishistone methyltransferase SDG8

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MORC2B is essential for meiotic progression and fertility

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The SWI/SNF chromatin remodelling complex is required for maintenance of lineage specific enhancers

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Speedy A–Cdk2 binding mediates initial telomere–nuclear envelope attachment during meiotic prophase I independent of Cdk2 activation

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The Meiotic Recombination Activator PRDM9 Trimethylates Both H3K36 and H3K4 at Recombination Hotspots In Vivo

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Elucidation of synaptonemal complex organization by super-resolution imaging with isotropic resolution

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Affinity-seq detects genome-wide PRDM9 binding sites and reveals the impact of prior chromatin modifications on mammalian recombination hotspot usage

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Systematic characterization of deubiquitylating enzymes for roles in maintaining genome integrity

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Meiotic recombination in mammals: localization and regulation

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Dynamics of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine during mouse spermatogenesis

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The Prdm family: expanding roles in stem cells and development

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Spp1, a Member of the Set1 Complex, Promotes Meiotic DSB Formation in Promoters by Tethering Histone H3K4 Methylation Sites to Chromosome Axes

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Genetic recombination is directed away from functional genomic elements in mice

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Rad51 Is an Accessory Factor for Dmc1-Mediated Joint Molecule Formation During Meiosis

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The COMPASS Subunit Spp1 Links Histone Methylation to Initiation of Meiotic Recombination

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The CW domain, a new histone recognition module in chromatin proteins

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H3K4 tri-methylation provides an epigenetic signature of active enhancers

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MDC1 directs chromosome-wide silencing of the sex chromosomes in male germ cells

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Mouse PRDM9 DNA-Binding Specificity Determines Sites of Histone H3 Lysine 4 Trimethylation for Initiation of Meiotic Recombination

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Evidence that Meiotic Sex Chromosome Inactivation Is Essential for Male Fertility

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PRDM9 variation strongly influences recombination hot-spot activity and meiotic instability in humans

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Genetics of mammalian meiosis: regulation, dynamics and impact on fertility

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PRDM9 Is a Major Determinant of Meiotic Recombination Hotspots in Humans and Mice

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Structural Insight into the Zinc Finger CW Domain as a Histone Modification Reader

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Structure and function of histone methylation binding proteinsThis paper is one of a selection of papers published in this Special Issue, entitled CSBMCB’s 51st Annual Meeting – Epigenetics and Chromatin Dynamics, and has undergone the Journal’s usual peer review process.

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Distinct histone modifications define initiation and repair of meiotic recombination in the mouse

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Regulation of Set9-Mediated H4K20 Methylation by a PWWP Domain Protein

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KDM1B is a histone H3K4 demethylase required to establish maternal genomic imprints

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The consequences of asynapsis for mammalian meiosis

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Predicting nucleosome positions on the DNA: combining intrinsic sequence preferences and remodeler activities

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Protein SYCP2 provides a link between transverse filaments and lateral elements of mammalian synaptonemal complexes

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Histone H3 lysine 4 trimethylation marks meiotic recombination initiation sites

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