UniProt Summary: Meiosis-specific component of cohesin complex. Required for the maintenance of meiotic cohesion, but not, or only to a minor extent, for its establishment. Contributes to axial element (AE) formation and the organization of chromatin loops along the AE. Plays a key role in synapsis, recombination and chromosome movements. The cohesin complex is required for the cohesion of sister chromatids after DNA replication. The cohesin complex apparently forms a large proteinaceous ring within which sister chromatids can be trapped. At anaphase, the complex is cleaved and dissociates from chromatin, allowing sister chromatids to segregate. The meiosis-specific cohesin complex probably replaces mitosis specific cohesin complex when it dissociates from chromatin during prophase I (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
SMC hinge
SMC N
GO Terms
nuclear meiotic cohesin complex
meiotic cohesin complex
lateral element
sister chromatid cohesion
chromosome, centromeric region
sister chromatid segregation
nuclear chromosome segregation
meiotic cell cycle
chromosome segregation
cell cycle process
chromosome organization
cell cycle
reproductive process
reproduction
DNA binding
ATP binding
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)