This entry represents proteins related to yeast Spo16 [1]. Spo16 forms a complex with Zip2 and Zip4. Zip2 and Spo16, form a meiosis-specific XPF-ERCC1-like complex. The recombinant Zip2 XPF domain together with Spo16 preferentially binds branched DNA structures, such as D loops and HJs [1]. The Spo16 protein contains a nuclease-like domain similar to that in ERCC1, represented in this entry, and a C-terminal HHH motif [2].

1: A meiotic XPF-ERCC1-like complex recognizes joint molecule recombination intermediates to promote crossover formation. De Muyt A, Pyatnitskaya A, Andreani J, Ranjha L, Ramus C, Laureau R, Fernandez-Vega A, Holoch D, Girard E, Govin J, Margueron R, Coute Y, Cejka P, Guerois R, Borde V; Genes Dev. 2018;32:283-296. PMID:29440262

2: The conserved XPF:ERCC1-like Zip2:Spo16 complex controls meiotic crossover formation through structure-specific DNA binding. Arora K, Corbett KD; Nucleic Acids Res. 2019;47:2365-2376. PMID:30566683