Synapsis Authored: May, B, 2010-07-02 Edited: May, B, 2010-07-02 Formation of Central Elements of the Synaptonemal Complex Initiation of recombination precedes and is required for synapsis (Roig et al. 2004). The synaptonemal complex forms when transverse filaments of SYCP1 link axial/lateral elements of sister chromatids to a central element comprising SYCE1, SYCE2, and other proteins (Tarsounas et al. 1997). The order of assembly is unknown. Pubmed15235794 Pubmed9285814 Reactome Database ID Release 43912505 Reactome, http://www.reactome.org ReactomeREACT_75849 Reviewed: Bolcun-Filas, E, 2011-02-25 Reviewed: Cohen, PE, 2011-02-04 Reviewed: Holloway, JK, 2011-02-04 Reviewed: Lyndaker, A, 2011-02-25 Reviewed: Schimenti, JC, 2011-02-04 Reviewed: Strong, E, 2011-02-25 Axial/Lateral Element of Synaptonemal Complex Synaptonemal Complex