Scc2 is required for nuclear division and sister-chromatid cohesion during meiosis. (A) Depletion of Scc2 during yeast meiosis. Wild-type (3050) and PCLB2-SCC2 (HY1336) cells were induced to undergo synchronous meiosis, aliquots were withdrawn at indicated time points, and samples were prepared for immunoblot. Scc2-3HA was detected by an anti-HA antibody (16B12); Dmc1 was detected by a Dmc1-specific polyclonal antibody. Dmc1 is a meiosis-specific protein, indicating meiosis induction. The level of β-tubulin served as a loading control. (B) Nuclear division. Yeast cells were induced to undergo synchronous meiosis, and aliquots were withdrawn at indicated time points and fixed in 1% formaldehyde for 1 h. Cells were stained with DAPI; nuclear division was determined by fluorescence microscopy. WT, NH144; PCLB2-SCC2, HY1336; spo11-Y135F, HY1499; PCLB2-SCC2 spo11-Y135F, HY1975. (C) Sister-chromatid cohesion assay. A tandem array of tetO was inserted at the URA3 locus of one homologue of chromosome V, and the separation of GFP dots was determined by fluorescence microscopy. WT, HY1294C; PCLB2-SCC2, HY2113; ndt80Δ, HY2130; PCLB2-SCC2 ndt80Δ, HY2115.