Cohesin Flashcards

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What is cohesin?

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protein complex that regulates the separation of sister chromatids during cell division, either mitosis or meiosis.

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What is cohesins structure?

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4 proteins form ring structure

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What is cohesins behaviour throughout mitosis?

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Telophase: cohesin loading. S-phase: establishment. Prophase: cohesin removal, separase is activated which cleaves the cohesion. Metaphase: cohesin removal. Anaphase: cohesin removal

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