Chromosome axis protein SYCP2 recruits HORMAD2 to enable meiotic synapsis quality control in mice
Kavya Raveendran, Sarai Valerio-Cabrera, Arkasarathi Gope, Vladyslav Telychko, Geen George, Christin Richter, Tanja Scholte, Matthias M Weigel, Anastasiia Bondarieva, Andreas Petzold, Andreas Dahl, Kevin D. Corbett, Attila Tóth
This study identifies SYCP2's closure motif as essential for HORMAD2 recruitment to chromosome axes, revealing its role in meiotic synapsis quality control in mice.
bioRxiv · Jan 6, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology