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. 1998 Jun;149(2):817–832. doi: 10.1093/genetics/149.2.817

Meiotic chromosome morphology and behavior in zip1 mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

K S Tung 1, G S Roeder 1
PMCID: PMC1460213  PMID: 9611194

Abstract

The yeast Zip1 protein (Zip1p) is a component of the central region of the synaptonemal complex (SC). Zip1p is predicted to form a dimer consisting of a coiled-coil domain flanked by globular domains. To analyze the organization of Zip1p within the SC, in-frame deletions of ZIP1 were constructed and analyzed. The results demonstrate that the C terminus but not the N terminus of Zip1p is required for its localization to chromosomes. Deletions in the carboxy half of the predicted coiled-coil region cause decreases in the width of the SC. Based on these results, a model for the organization of Zip1p within the SC is proposed. zip1 deletion mutations were also examined for their effects on sporulation, spore viability, crossing over, and crossover interference. The results demonstrate that the extent of synapsis is positively correlated with the levels of spore viability, crossing over, and crossover interference. In contrast, the role of Zip1p in synapsis is separable from its role in meiotic cell cycle progression. zip1 mutants display interval-specific effects on crossing over.

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