Regulation of sister chromatid cohesion during the mitotic cell cycle.

Sci China Life Sci

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.

Published: November 2015

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  • The orderly execution of DNA replication and chromosome segregation is crucial for stable genetic material transmission.
  • The cohesin complex plays a key role in connecting sister chromatids and ensuring their proper cohesion during DNA replication.
  • This review highlights recent advances in understanding how sister chromatid cohesion is regulated throughout the mitotic cell cycle.

Article Abstract

Orderly execution of two critical events during the cell cycle--DNA replication and chromosome segregation--ensures the stable transmission of genetic materials. The cohesin complex physically connects sister chromatids during DNA replication in a process termed sister chromatid cohesion. Timely establishment and dissolution of sister chromatid cohesion is a prerequisite for accurate chromosome segregation, and is tight regulated by the cell cycle machinery and cohesin-associated proteins. In this review, we discuss recent progress in the molecular understanding of sister chromatid cohesion during the mitotic cell cycle.

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