Nature Communications (Jul 2021)

Distinct pathways of homologous recombination controlled by the SWS1–SWSAP1–SPIDR complex

  • Rohit Prakash,
  • Thomas Sandoval,
  • Florian Morati,
  • Jennifer A. Zagelbaum,
  • Pei-Xin Lim,
  • Travis White,
  • Brett Taylor,
  • Raymond Wang,
  • Emilie C. B. Desclos,
  • Meghan R. Sullivan,
  • Hayley L. Rein,
  • Kara A. Bernstein,
  • Przemek M. Krawczyk,
  • Jean Gautier,
  • Mauro Modesti,
  • Fabio Vanoli,
  • Maria Jasin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24205-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Human SWS1, SWSAP1, and SPIDR interact with RAD51, a critical protein for homology-directed repair. Here the authors reveal roles for the mouse SWS1–SWSAP1–SPIDR complex in inter-homolog recombination, including during meiosis, and sister chromatid exchange in BLM helicase deficient cells.