Key process in sex-cell formation can finally be studied <i>in vitro</i>

Nature, Published online: 19 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00305-xThe enzyme SPO11 has a crucial role in meiosis, the process that forms sperm and egg cells. The activity of purified SPO11 has now been reconstituted in a cell-free system — enabling the enzyme’s role to be studied in detail.

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Key process in sex-cell formation can finally be studied <i>in vitro</i>

Nature, Published online: 19 February 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00305-xThe enzyme SPO11 has a crucial role in meiosis, the process that forms sperm and egg cells. The activity of purified SPO11 has now been reconstituted in a cell-free system — enabling the enzyme’s role to be studied in detail.