“…Absence of the budding yeast ortholog Hop1p not only decreases meiotic DSB formation, but also increases use of the sister chromatid as a template for HR repair (Carballo et al , 2008; Lam and Keeney, 2014; Latypov et al , 2010; Mao-Draayer et al , 1996; Niu et al , 2005; Schwacha and Kleckner, 1997). Mouse HORMAD1 is required for loading HORMAD2 onto unsynapsed axes, proper SC formation (Daniel et al , 2011), and normal levels of meiotic DSBs (Daniel et al , 2011; Stanzione et al , 2016). Whereas Dmc1 −/− Hormad1 −/− or irradiated Hormad1 −/− oocytes exhibit fewer DSB markers than oocytes containing HORMAD1 (Daniel et al , 2011; Shin et al , 2010), this can be attributable largely to enhanced repair (Shin et al , 2013).…”