Structural highlights
Function
[BQT4_SCHPO] Connects telomeres to the nuclear envelop (NE) during both vegetative growth and meiosis. This connection ensures clustering of telomeres to the spindle pole body (SPB) when cells enter meiotic prophase.[1]
References
- ↑ Chikashige Y, Yamane M, Okamasa K, Tsutsumi C, Kojidani T, Sato M, Haraguchi T, Hiraoka Y. Membrane proteins Bqt3 and -4 anchor telomeres to the nuclear envelope to ensure chromosomal bouquet formation. J Cell Biol. 2009 Nov 2;187(3):413-27. doi: 10.1083/jcb.200902122. PMID:19948484 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200902122