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ArticleNature2025

In vitro reconstitution of meiotic DNA double-strand-break formation.

Xinzhe Tang, Zetao Hu, Jian Ding, Meixia Wu, Pin Guan, Yawei Song, Yue Yin, Wei Wu, Jinbiao Ma, Ying Huang and 1 more

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Article in Nature, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  12. Hurdles of Sperm Success: Exploring the Role of DNases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Xinzhe Tang *Key Laboratory of Multi-Cell Systems, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Andrology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Zetao Hu *Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research, Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jian DingKey Laboratory of Multi-Cell Systems, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Andrology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Meixia WuKey Laboratory of Multi-Cell Systems, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Andrology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Pin GuanKey Laboratory of Multi-Cell Systems, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Andrology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Yawei SongKey Laboratory of Multi-Cell Systems, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Andrology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Yue YinNational Facility for Protein Science in Shanghai, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7693-3910
Wei WuKey Laboratory of Multi-Cell Systems, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Andrology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5164-2765
Jinbiao MaState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0232-1786
Ying HuangShanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research, Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. huangy@shsmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-2806-2874
Ming-Han TongKey Laboratory of Multi-Cell Systems, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Andrology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. minghan@sibcb.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-1967-5927

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Spo11 complex catalyses the formation of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), initiating meiotic recombination-a process that is essential for fertility and genetic diversity

Indexed as

DNA Breaks, Double-StrandedEndodeoxyribonucleasesMeiosisAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsDNADNA Topoisomerases, Type IIFemaleGene Knock-In TechniquesMagnesiumMaleMeiotic Recombination Protein SPO11MicePoint MutationRecombination, GeneticAdenosine TriphosphateDNADNA Topoisomerases, Type IIEndodeoxyribonucleasesMagnesiumMeiotic Recombination Protein SPO11

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PMID39972125
PMCPMC11922769

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