Meiosis-specific protein required for chromosome synapsis; displays Red1p dependent localization to the unsynapsed axial-lateral elements of the synaptonemal complex; required for chiasma formation; in vitro, displays the ability to promote intra- and intermolecular synapsis between double-stranded DNA molecules and to fold DNA into rigid protein-DNA filaments [Source:SGD;Acc:S000001334]
Chromosome IX: 226,602-228,419 forward strand.
R64-1-1:BK006942.2
This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant), 121 orthologues and is a member of 1 Ensembl protein family.