Ssp1p is a lipid binding protein involved in shaping of the prospore membrane during meiosis in S. cerevisiae [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Martin G. Finkbeiner

Ssp1p is a lipid binding proteininvolved in shaping of the prospore membraneduring meiosis in S. cerevisiaeInaugural Dissertation zur Erlangung derDoktorwürde der Fakultät für Biologieder Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Münchenvorgelegt vonMartin G. Finkbeineraus TrossingenHeidelbergNovember 2002Ein Teil dieser Arbeit wurde bereits veröffentlicht:Alexandra C. Moreno-Borchart, Katrin Strasser, Martin G. Finkbeiner, AnnaShevchenko, Andrej Shevchenko and Michael Knop (2001): Prospore membraneformation linked to the leading edge protein (LEP) coat assembly.EMBO Journal, 20, 6946-6957Einreichung der Dissertation zur Begutachtung am 12.11.2002Erstgutachterin:Prof. Regine KahmannZweitgutachter:Prof. Stefan JentschMündliche Prüfung am 19.02.2003Table of contentsSummary 1Zusammenfassung 2Abbreviations 41. Introduction 61.1 Sex and the single cell: Meiosis in yeast 7Special features of the meiotic cell cycle 8Meiosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae 91.2 Prophase of meiosis I: Recombination events during assembly 10and disassembly of the Synaptonemal ComplexThe recombination pathway in meiosis 11Chromosome morphology in meiotic prophase 14The Synaptonemal Complex 15Function of the Synaptonemal Complex 171.