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- Title
Corolla Is a Novel Protein That Contributes to the Architecture of the Synaptonemal Complex of Drosophila.
- Authors
Collins, Kimberly A.; Unruh, Jay R.; Slaughter, Brian D.; Zulin Yu; Lake, Cathleen M.; Nielsen, Rachel J.; Box, Kimberly S.; Miller, Danny E.; Blumenstiel, Justin P.; Perera, Anoja G.; Malanowski, Kathryn E.; Hawley, R. Scott
- Abstract
In most organisms the synaptonemal complex (SC) connects paired homologs along their entire length during much of meiotic prophase. To better understand the structure of the SC, we aim to identify its components and to determine how each of these components contributes to SC function. Here, we report the identification of a novel SC component in Drosophila melanogaster female oocytes, which we have named Corolla. Using structured illumination microscopy, we demonstrate that Corolla is a component of the central region of the SC. Consistent with its localization, we show by yeast two-hybrid analysis that Corolla strongly interacts with Cona, a central element protein, demonstrating the first direct interaction between two inner-synaptonemal complex proteins in Drosophila. These observations help provide a more complete model of SC structure and function in Drosophila females.
- Subjects
GENETIC research; DROSOPHILA melanogaster genetics; MICROSCOPY; SYNAPTONEMAL complexes; CHROMOSOMAL proteins; HOMOLOGOUS chromosomes
- Publication
Genetics, 2014, Vol 198, Issue 1, p219
- ISSN
0016-6731
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1534/genetics.114.165290